Lingulate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lingulate \Lin"gu*late\ (l[i^][ng]"g[-u]*l[asl]t), a. [L.
     lingulatus, fr. lingula a little tongue. Cf. {Ligulate}.]
     Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  lingulate
       adj : shaped like a tongue [syn: {tongue-shaped}]