ligula
/lig-yuh-luh/US // ˈlɪg yə lə //UK // (ˈlɪɡjʊlə) //
韧带,舌苔,结扎,韧带状物
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural lig·u·lae [lig-yuh-lee], /ˈlɪg yəˌli/, lig·u·las.
- : Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
- : Botany. ligule.
Examples
Paraglossa, par-a-glos′a, n. one of the two appendages of the ligula in insects.
It contained a long ligula, a spathomele, a cyathiscomele, and a double olivary probe.
Epilobe: of mentum in Carabidae, really corresponds to a partially divided ligula: a lateral appendage of a bilobed mentum.
Papilla: a minute, soft projection: specifically the modified ligula in silk spinning caterpillars.
Tubus: a term used to designate the corneous base of a ligula: the sheath of the tongue.
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