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ligule

ligule noun: a strap-shaped structure.

Noun

ligule (plural ligules)

  1. A strap-shaped structure.
  2. A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present.
  3. 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.

ligule meaning in Tamil

ligule in Tamil

இலைப்பரப்படிச்செதில், சிறுநா, லிக்யூல், சிலிர்

Forms of ligule

pluralligules

Origin of ligule

Borrowed from Latin ligula.

Words formed from ligule

Questions about ligule

What does ligule mean?
Ligule means a strap-shaped structure.
What is ligule in Tamil?
Ligule in Tamil is இலைப்பரப்படிச்செதில், சிறுநா, லிக்யூல். See Ligule meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ligule?
Ligule is a noun.
What is the plural of ligule?
The plural of ligule is ligules.

Words near ligule in the dictionary

  1. ligularias
  2. ligulas
  3. ligulate
  4. ligulated
  5. ligulately
  6. ligule
  7. liguleless
  8. ligulelessness
  9. ligules
  10. liguliflorous
  11. liguliform

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ligule (page history and authors); ligule (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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