Ligula
Pronunciation : Lig"u*la, n.; pl. L. Ligul
Part of Speech : E.
Etymology : [L., a little tongue. See Ligule.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: See Ligule.
2. (Zo?l.) (a) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. [See Illust. under Labium, and Hymenoptera.] (b) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.
Ligulas.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913