Ligulate — Lig u*late (l[i^]g [ u]*l[asl]t), Ligulated Lig u*la ted (l[i^]g [ u]*l[=a] t[e^]d), a. [Cf. F. ligul[ e]. See {Ligule}, and cf. {Lingulate}.] 1. (Bot.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap shaped. [1913 Webster] 2. Composed of ligules. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ligulate — adjective Date: 1760 1. furnished with ligules, ligulae, or ligulate corollas 2. [Latin ligula] shaped like a strap < ligulate corolla of a ray flower > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ligulated — Ligulate Lig u*late (l[i^]g [ u]*l[asl]t), Ligulated Lig u*la ted (l[i^]g [ u]*l[=a] t[e^]d), a. [Cf. F. ligul[ e]. See {Ligule}, and cf. {Lingulate}.] 1. (Bot.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap shaped. [1913 Webster] 2. Composed of ligules. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asterales — ▪ plant order Introduction daisy order of flowering plants, containing 11 families and some 26,000 species. The major families are Asteraceae and Campanulaceae (including Lobeliaceae), with far fewer species in the remaining families of… … Universalium
rattlesnakeroot — rattlesnake root n. Any of various plants of the genus Prenanthes, having bitter tasting tuberous roots and white to purple ligulate flower heads. [From the belief that the root cured a rattlesnake s bite.] * * * … Universalium
Crepis intermedia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
reproductive system, plant — Introduction any of the systems, sexual or asexual, by which plants reproduce. In plants, as in animals, the end result of reproduction is the continuation of a given species, and the ability to reproduce is, therefore, rather conservative … Universalium
Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… … Wikipedia
plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… … Universalium
Taraxacum officinale — Common Dandelion Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
