Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ligulate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ligulate \Lig"u*late\ (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[asl]t), Ligulated
\Lig"u*la`ted\ (-l[=a]`t[e^]d), a. [Cf. F. ligul['e]. See
{Ligule}, and cf. {Lingulate}.]
1. (Bot.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.
2. Composed of ligules.
{Ligulate flower}, a species of compound flower, the florets
of which have their corollets flat, spreading out toward
the end, with the base only tubular.
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