Ligule

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A straplike structure, such as the corolla of a ray flower or a membranous or hairy appendage between the sheaf and blade of a grass leaf.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A strap-shaped structure.
  • n. A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present.
  • n. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n.
  • n. The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass.
  • n. A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositæ.
  • n. A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In botany, one of several strap-shaped organs or parts.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plant part    plant structure   
     
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