Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LIGULATE, LIGULATED
a.[L. ligula, a strap. ] Like a bandage or strap; as a ligulate flower, a species of compound flower, the florets of which have their corollets flat, spreading out towards the end, with the base only tubular. This is the semi-floscular flower of Tournefort.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LIGULATE; LIGULATED
Lig "u *late, Lig "u *la `ted, a. Etym: [Cf. F. ligulé. See Ligule, and cf. Lingulate. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
ligulate
lig u late |ˈligyəˌlāt, -lit ˈlɪɡjəleɪt | ▶adjective chiefly Botany strap-shaped, such as the ray florets of plants of the daisy family. • (of a plant ) having ray florets or ligules.
Oxford Dictionary
ligulate
ligulate |ˈlɪgjʊlət | ▶adjective chiefly Botany strap-shaped, as in the ray florets of plants of the daisy family. • (of a plant ) having ray florets or ligules.
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