Definition of Ligule. Meaning of Ligule. Synonyms of Ligule

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Definition of Ligule

Ligule
Ligule Lig"ule (-[-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]. 2. (Anat.) A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.

Meaning of Ligule from wikipedia

- A ligule (from Latin: ligula "strap", variant of lingula, from lingua "tongue") is a thin outgrowth at the junction of leaf and leafstalk of many gr****es...
- 5+0 scheme – all five petals form the ligule. A 4+1 scheme is found in the Barnadesioideae. The tip of the ligule is often divided into teeth, each one...
- flattened or sometimes thickened, with a blunt or hooded apex and membranaceous ligule. Poa abbreviata – short bluegr**** Poa affinis Poa alpigena – northern meadow-gr****...
- serrated transversely. The ligule is pointed and silvery. Compared this to Common Meadowgr**** Poa pratensis, which has a squared ligule, and Poa trivialis, which...
- distinguished from Lycopodiaceae (the clubmosses) by having scale-leaves bearing a ligule and by having spores of two types. They are sometimes included in an informal...
- size of the upper ligules on the notopodia of the posterior region of the body. The upper ligules are much larger than the lower ligules. It is also without...
- spikelets. It flowers from June until September. The stamen are pink. The ligule is short and blunt. It grows well in heavy soil, and is noted for its resistance...
- species specific version of the BBCH-scale. 1 A leaf is unfolded when its ligule is visible or the tip of the next leaf is visible 2 Tillering or stem elongation...
- multiflorum) with a strong central keel, giving a flattened appearance. The ligule is very short and truncated and often difficult to see. The small white...
- occur with or without hairs and measure up to 12 mm (0.47 in) wide. The ligule is a fringe of hairs. The gr**** has barbed burrs of 4–10 mm (0.16–0.39 in)...