'Ligulae' definitions:
Definition of 'Ligulae'
From: GCIDE
- Ligula \Lig"u*la\ (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. L. Ligul[ae] (-l[=e]), E. Ligulas (-l[.a]z). [L., a little tongue. See Ligule.]
- 1. (Bot.) See Ligule. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) (a) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. [See Illust. under Labium, and Hymenoptera.] (b) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium. [1913 Webster] Ligulate