ligule

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ligula. === Noun === ligule (plural ligules) A strap-shaped structure. (botany) A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present. (botany) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ligula. === Noun === ligule f (plural ligules) ligule === Further reading === “ligule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012