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Ligule

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A strap-shaped structure.
  2. 2
    (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap wordnet
  3. 3
    A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present.
  4. 4
    In many grasses (Poaceae) and some sedges (Cyperaceae), the membranous appendage or ring of hairs projecting from the inner side of a leaf at the junction between the blade and the sheath.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ligula.

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