ligule

Meaning

1. A strap-shaped structure.
2. A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present.
3. In many grasses (Poaceae) and some sedges (Cyperaceae), the membranous appendage or ring of hairs projecting from the inner side of a leaf at the junction between the blade and the sheath.

Synonyms

swallow

lick

uvula

cooked rice

meal

drink

🥤

spur

tongue

👅

paraphyll

tongue piece

jut

knife

🔪

ledge

ligula

projection

Etymology

From Latin ligula, diminutive of liga.