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ligule

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ligule [′lig·yül]
(botany)
A small outgrowth in the axis of the leaves in Selaginellales.
A thin outgrowth of a foliage leaf or leaf sheath.
(invertebrate zoology)
A small lobe on the parapodium of certain polychaetes.


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