adjective
- having a strap-shaped or tongue-shaped form
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The ligulate petals of the daisy extend outward from the center.
- Botanists identified the ligulate leaves as characteristic of this species.
- The ligulate florets form the outer ring of the sunflower head.
- Each ligulate ray petal was carefully measured for the study.
- The plant’s ligulate appendages helped with identification.