Ligule
Pronunciation : Lig"ule
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L.ligula, little tongue, dim of lingua tongue : cf. F. ligule.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.) (a) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of leaf of grass. (b) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Composit?.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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