Found 2 items, similar to Ligulae.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ligulae ligulae See ligula
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ligulae 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. (Zo["o]l.) (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]