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Rareligule
The correct spelling is ligule.
How to pronounce ligule
noun
Say it like: Lig-ule
The correct spelling is ligule. A strap-shaped structure.
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Definition
noun
- 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.
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