ligule
(ˈlɪgjuːl)
[ad. L. ligula; cf. F. ligule.]
1. = ligula 1.
| 1862 in Cooke Man. Bot. Terms. 1870 Hooker Stud. Flora 184 Compositæ,..Corolla..ligulate, lobes elongate and connate into a strap-shaped or elliptic ligule. 1872 Oliver Elem. Bot. ii. 277 Observe, in any common Grass..the ligule, a scale-like stipular projection at the base of the blade of the leaf, where it passes into the sheath. 1877 Coues & Allen N. Amer. Rodentia 528 The end of this ligule or girdle of bone thus encircling the tympanic. |
† 2. ‘A small (Romane) measure containing about a spoonefull; and in weight three drammes, and a scruple’ (Cotgr.). Obs.
| 1601 Holland Pliny II. 41 If it be taken to the weight or quantitie of two or three Ligules, it cures those who [etc.]. |