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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ligule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
ligule
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strap-shaped structure.

noun

A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present.

noun

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.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

ligules (plural)

Derived Forms

liguleless

Questions

What does ligule mean?
A strap-shaped structure.
Where does ligule come from?
Borrowed from Latin ligula.

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