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lingulate

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[ling-gyuh-leyt]

adjective

  1. formed like a tongue; ligulate.

lingulate

/ ˈɪŋɡʊˌɪ /

adjective

  1. shaped like a tongue

    a lingulate leaf

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lingulate1

1790–1800; < Latin Բܱٳܲ tongue-shaped; lingula, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lingulate1

C19: from Latin Բܱٳܲ
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A minute central perforation of a crescentic form, the lower lip projecting, and the upper lip, lingulate in the middle, falling behind the lower.

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