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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Ligulate

/(lĭg"ū̇*lā̇t)/ · Lig·u·late · IPA
01 a. Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.
  1. 1.
    Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    Composed of ligules.
Phrases & compounds
Ligulate flower — a species of compound flower, the florets of which have their corollets flat, spreading out toward the end, with the base only tubular.