ligulate
/lig-yuh-lit, -leyt/US // ˈlɪg yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt //UK // (ˈlɪɡjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) //
舌苔,结扎,舌吻,舌状
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : having or forming a ligula.
- : having the shape of a strap.
Examples
The heads are terminal, consisting of yellow, ligulate florets, surrounded by five large cordate bracts.
The florets are all ligulate, as in the last species; and the pappus consists of brown, feathery hairs, all of the same length.
When it enters towards the centre of the shell in a tongue-shaped outline it is said to be ligulate.
Corolla ligulate in all the flowers of the head, and all the flowers perfect.
In gardens—Tabernamontana coronaria, Bhee, Chrysanthemum double and ligulate.
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