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Definition: Ligulate
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.
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2. Composed of ligules.
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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.
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