"ligule" meaning in English

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        "A strap-shaped structure."
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        "A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present."
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        "(botany) A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present."
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        "In many grasses (Poaceae) and some sedges (Cyperaceae), the membranous appendage or ring of hairs projecting from the inner side of a leaf at the junction between the blade and the sheath."
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        "(botany) In many grasses (Poaceae) and some sedges (Cyperaceae), the membranous appendage or ring of hairs projecting from the inner side of a leaf at the junction between the blade and the sheath."
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        "(botany) A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present."
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