Home › Words › L › ligulaligula/ˈlɪɡ.jʊ.lə/ligula · noun — A strap or strap-shaped object, especially such a development in plants or insects.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).ligula is pronounced /ˈlɪɡ.jʊ.lə/.EtymologyFrom 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”).nounA strap or strap-shaped object, especially such a development in plants or insects.e.g.“He unhasped the ligulae of his haversack, taking out a pair of blue jeans which he tossed to Bruno.” — 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ligule 86% match — A strap-shaped structure. vs ligula →ligulate 75% match — Shaped like a strap or long tongue vs ligula →liguloid 73% match — shaped like a ligula vs ligula →ligulelessness 66% match — Absence of a ligule. vs ligula →linguliform 60% match — resembling a lingula vs ligula →lingulate 60% match — In the shape of a tongue vs ligula →lingula 60% match — A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL. vs ligula →tegula 60% match — A small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and attached to the anterolateral portion of the mesonotum. vs ligula →