ligula

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A strap or strap-shaped object, especially such a development in plants or insects.
    — He unhasped the ligulae of his haversack, taking out a pair of blue jeans which he tossed to Bruno.

词形变化

ligulas plural ligulae plural

词源

From Latin ligula (“strap, spoon”), a variant of lingula (“small tongue-shaped object”), itself partly derived from lingō (“lick”) and partly a diminutive of lingua (“tongue”).
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