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Ligula

//ˈlɪɡ.jʊ.lə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A strap or strap-shaped object, especially such a development in plants or insects.

    "He unhasped the ligulae of his haversack, taking out a pair of blue jeans which he tossed to Bruno."

Etymology

From Latin ligula (“strap, spoon”), a variant of lingula (“small tongue-shaped object”), itself partly derived from lingō (“lick”) and partly a diminutive of lingua (“tongue”).

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