ligule

2 definitions found

ligule - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ligule \Lig"ule\ (l[i^]g"[-u]l), n. [L. ligula, lingula, little
     tongue, dim of lingua tongue : cf. F. ligule.]
     1. (Bot.)
        (a) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of
            the sheath of a leaf of grass.
        (b) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Composit[ae].
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Anat.) A band of white matter in the wall of fourth
        ventricle of the brain.
        [1913 Webster]

ligule - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ligule
      n 1: (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a
           strap