'Ligulate' definitions:
Definition of 'Ligulate'
From: GCIDE
- Ligulate \Lig"u*late\ (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[asl]t), Ligulated \Lig"u*la`ted\ (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[=a]`t[e^]d), a. [Cf. F. ligul['e]. See Ligule, and cf. Lingulate.]
- 1. (Bot.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Composed of ligules. [1913 Webster]
- Ligulate flower, a species of compound flower, the florets of which have their corollets flat, spreading out toward the end, with the base only tubular. [1913 Webster]