'Ligulate flower' definitions:

Definition of 'Ligulate flower'

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]