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ligules

ligules is the plural of ligule.

Meaning of ligule

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.

Questions about ligules

What is ligules the plural of?
Ligules is the plural of ligule.

Words near ligules in the dictionary

  1. ligulated
  2. ligulately
  3. ligule
  4. liguleless
  5. ligulelessness
  6. ligules
  7. liguliflorous
  8. liguliform
  9. liguloid
  10. Liguorian
  11. Liguorians

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