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ligula

[ lig-yuh-luh ]

noun

plural ligulae ligulas.
  1. Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
  2. Botany. ligule.


ligula

/ ˈɪɡʊə /

noun

  1. entomol the terminal part of the labium of an insect consisting of paired lobes
  2. a variant spelling of ligule
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱ, adjective
  • ˈˌǾ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • u· adjective
  • u·Ǿ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ligula1

1750–60; < New Latin, special use of Latin li ( n ) gula spoon, shoe-strap, equivalent to lig-, variant stem of lingere to lick + -ula -ule
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ligula1

C18: New Latin; see ligule
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Phasellus lorem nibh, tempor et ligula ut, dictum suscipit tortor.

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Aenean porta purus ligula, a porttitor justo feugiat eu.

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Donec sit amet hendrerit ligula.

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Duis diam ligula, commodo nec ultricies eu, hendrerit vel metus.

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