Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: ligula  lig-yû-lu
  1. The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects; it sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees

Derived forms: ligulas

Encyclopedia: Ligula

Nearest

ligneous
ligneous plant
lignify
lignin
lignite
lignitic
lignocaine
lignosae
lignum
lignum vitae
ligula
Ligularia
ligule
Liguria
Ligurian Sea
Ligustrum
Ligustrum amurense
Ligustrum ibolium
Ligustrum japonicum
Ligustrum lucidum
Ligustrum obtusifolium