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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ligule /ˈlɪgjuːl/

▶noun Botany a narrow strap-shaped part of a plant, especially a membranous scale on the inner side of the leaf sheath in grasses.

– derivatives
ligulate adjective.

– origin C19: from L. ligula ‘strap’.

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