ligula

/ˈlɪɡjʊlə/

ligulae

Definition

Definition of ligula - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

TECH.

tongue-like structure in plants or animals

TECH.

The ligula of the grass blade is an important identifying feature.

appendage

outgrowth

projection

utensil

Rare

small spoon or scoop

Rare

The ancient Romans used a ligula to eat their soft-boiled eggs.

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Images of ligula

small spoon or scoop

Origin of ligula

Latin, ligula (small tongue)

Examples of ligula in a sentence

Botanists study the ligula to understand plant species better.
The chef used a ligula to serve the caviar.
A ligula was found in the ancient kitchen.

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French:ligule, petite cuillère, ...
German:zungenartige Struktur, kleiner Löffel, ...
Italian:struttura linguale, cucchiaino, ...
Spanish:estructura lingual, cucharilla, ...
Portuguese:lígula, colher pequena, ...
Chinese:舌状体, 小勺, ...
Japanese:舌状構造, 小さなスプーン, ...
Arabic:لسين, مِلْعَقَة صَغِيرَة, ...
Hebrew:לשונית, כַּף קְטַנָּה, ...
Russian:языковидная структура, маленькая ложка, ...
Ukrainian:язичок, маленька ложка, ...
Hindi:जीभ जैसी संरचना, छोटी चम्मच, ...
Bengali:জিহ্বা সদৃশ গঠন, ছোট চামচ, ...
Catalan:estructura lingual, cullereta, ...
Czech:ligula, lžička, ...
Danish:tungelignende struktur, lille ske, ...
Dutch:tongetje, kleine lepel, ...
Greek:γλωσσοειδής δομή, μικρό κουτάλι, ...
Hungarian:ligula, kiskanál, ...
Khmer:រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធរាងដូចអណ្តាតនៅលើរុក្ខជាតិ ឬសត្វ, ស្លាបព្រាតូច, ...
Korean:설상화, 작은 숟가락, ...
Persian:زبانک, قاشق کوچک, ...
Polish:języczek, mała łyżeczka, ...
Portuguese (BR):lígula, colher pequena, ...
Romanian:ligulă, linguriță, ...
Swedish:ligula, liten sked, ...
Thai:ลิ้น, ช้อนเล็ก, ...
Turkish:dil benzeri yapı, küçük kaşık, ...
Vietnamese:lưỡi nhỏ, muỗng nhỏ, ...

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