ligulae

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ligulae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ligula \Lig"u*la\ (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. L. Ligul[ae]
     (-l[=e]), E. Ligulas (-l[.a]z). [L., a little tongue. See
     Ligule.]
     1. (Bot.) See Ligule.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.)
        (a) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of
            insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis,
            as in bees. [See Illust. under Labium, and
            Hymenoptera.]
        (b) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See
            Parapodium.
            [1913 Webster] Ligulate