ligule
English
Etymology
From Latin ligula, diminutive of liga.
Noun
ligule (plural ligules)
- A strap-shaped structure.
- (botany) A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present.
- (botany) 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.
French
Noun
ligule f (plural ligules)
- ligule
Further reading
- “ligule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.