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Meaning of "ligulate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGULATE

ligulate  [ˈlɪɡjʊlɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGULATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ligulate is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LIGULATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of ligulate in the English dictionary

The definition of ligulate in the dictionary is having the shape of a strap. Other definition of ligulate is of, relating to, or having a ligule or ligula.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIGULATE


amulet
ˈæmjʊlɪt
angulate
ˈæŋɡjʊlɪt
annulate
ˈænjʊlɪt
annulet
ˈænjʊlɪt
articulate
ɑːˈtɪkjʊlɪt
campanulate
kæmˈpænjʊlɪt
cingulate
ˈsɪŋɡjʊlɪt
consulate
ˈkɒnsjʊlɪt
denticulate
dɛnˈtɪkjʊlɪt
geniculate
dʒɪˈnɪkjʊlɪt
immaculate
ɪˈmækjʊlɪt
inarticulate
ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjʊlɪt
lobulate
ˈlɒbjʊlɪt
particulate
pɑːˈtɪkjʊlɪt
pedunculate
pɪˈdʌŋkjʊlɪt
reticulate
rɪˈtɪkjʊlɪt
rivulet
ˈrɪvjʊlɪt
spatulate
ˈspætjʊlɪt
ungulate
ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt
virgulate
ˈvɜːɡjʊlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGULATE

lignify
lignin
ligniperdous
lignite
lignitic
lignivorous
lignocaine
lignocellulose
lignocellulosic
lignose
lignosulfonate
lignum
lignum vitae
ligroin
ligula
ligulae
ligular
ligule
liguloid
ligure

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGULATE

accumulate
calculate
chocolate
circulate
coagulate
congratulate
cumulate
ejaculate
emulate
formulate
insulate
manipulate
modulate
populate
postulate
reformulate
regulate
simulate
speculate
stimulate
stipulate

Synonyms and antonyms of ligulate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ligulate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGULATE

Find out the translation of ligulate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ligulate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ligulate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

舌状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ligulate
570 millions of speakers

English

ligulate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ligulate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ligulate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

язычковые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ligulado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ligulate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ligulé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ligulate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zungen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小舌状の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ligulate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ligulate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ligulate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாவடிவ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिग्नीयट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ligulate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ligulate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ligulate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

язичкові
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ligulate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταινιόστενα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ligulate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ligulate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ligulate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ligulate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGULATE»

The term «ligulate» is used very little and occupies the 156.367 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGULATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ligulate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGULATE»

Discover the use of ligulate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ligulate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta
There are 2 distinct types of flowers (usually called "florets") in this family: the tubular or disc florets, and the ligulate or ray florets. DISC OR TUBULAR FLORETS The tubular or disc florets each have 5 petals, united to form a tubular corolla .
Beryl Hallworth, Chendanda Chengappa Chinnappa, 1997
2
Flora of Alberta: A Manual of Flowering Plants, Conifers, ...
1 Flowers all ligulate (ray) and perfect; juice milky Group I Flowers not all ligulate (ray); ligulate flowers when present pistillate or neuter; juice watery 2 2 Heads radiate 3 Heads discoid (lacking rays) 5 3 Rays yellow or orange 4 Rays white, ...
Ezra Henry Moss, John G. Packer, 1983
3
Competition Science Vision
Following three types of capitula (heads) are found in Asteraceae : 1. Homogamous tubular — All the flowers of the head are bisexual, fertile and actinomorphic. The corolla is tubular, e.g., Ageratum. 2. Homogamous ligulate — In this type also ...
4
Flora of the British Isles
at least some disk-fls not ligulate; pollen-grains usually with uniformly distributed spines. Tribe 1. Heliantheae: Ivs usually opposite; involucral bracts not broadly scarious-margined; receptacular scales present; heads usually with tubular ...
A. R. Clapham, T. G. Tutin, D. M. Moore, 1990
5
Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution
Further changes of capitulum form are apparent in subfamily Cichorioideae, where the different tribes are characterised either by ligulate heads (Lactuceae), discoid (or rarely ligulate) heads (Vernonieae), radiate or discoid heads (Liabeae ), ...
Quentin C.B. Cronk, Richard M. Bateman, Julie A. Hawkins, 2002
6
Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: A Systematic Description ...
E.) Cl. Ligulate jlorets, when present, never yellow. Pappus rigid, of long unequal scabrid hairs. Shruhs or trees. Peduncles 1- or many-flowered. Leaves whitish below. Veins branching . • . • 1. OLEARIA. Herbs. Peduncles many-flowered.
Joseph Dalton Hooker, 2011
7
Flora of the British Isles
Helenieae: like Heliantheae but lvs often spirally arranged and receptacular scales 0; conspicuous oil-glands commonly present. Conspicuous ligulate ray- florets present. Lvs opposite; plants strongly aromatic. (Taoetes) Lvs spirally arranged.
A.R. Clapham, E.F. Warburg, T.G. Tutin, 1965
8
Flora of Russia -
Common inflorescence racemose or paniculate-racemose; heads with 13 ligulate flowers 26. S. paucifolius. + Common inflorescence corymbose; heads with five to eight ligulate flowers 22. 22. Heads with five ligulate flowers; involucre 4-6 ...
N. N. Tzvelev, 2002
9
An encyclopædia of plants;: comprising the description, ...
Flowers of the ray female, ligulate. Flowers of the disk hermaphrodite, 5-toothed, glandular. Involuc. ovate, with 1-2 series of adpressed scales. Receptacle naked, or a little fringed. Achssnia turbinate or linear, tetragonal, glabrous. Pales of ...
John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, 1836
10
An Encyclopaedia of Plants
Petals obtuse 1319 Laves narr. oblong veiny obli ue sim le at base, the edges and branches downy, lnvolucre ciliated 139) Leaves linear ligulate edged ci 'ated , granches hairy, lnvol. long turbinate, Bract. fringed with white 1321 Leaves linear ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1829

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