1. relating to or resembling a ligule or strap-shaped structure
Usage: botanical; technical

Examples

• The ligular petals of the daisy form the white outer ring of the flower.
• Botanists identified the ligular florets in the composite flower head.
• The ligular leaves were narrow and elongated like small straps.
• Each ligular ray extended outward from the center of the sunflower.
• The ligular appendages helped distinguish this grass species from others.