LIGULE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("ligule" is a kind of...):

plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

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