LIGULE
Ligule
A ligule — is a thin outgrowth at the junction of leaf and leafstalk of many grasses and sedges or a strap-shaped corolla, such as that of a ray floret in plants in the daisy family.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Ligule
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ligule
Noun
- A strap-shaped structure.
- A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present.
- In many grasses (Poaceae) and some sedges (Cyperaceae), the membranous appendage or ring of hairs projecting from the inner side of a leaf at the junction between the blade and the sheath.
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