资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ligulate \Lig"u*late\ (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[asl]t), Ligulated
\Lig"u*la`ted\ (-l[=a]`t[e^]d), a. [Cf. F. ligul['e]. See
   {Ligule}, and cf. {Lingulate}.]
   1. (Bot.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.

   2. Composed of ligules.

   {Ligulate flower}, a species of compound flower, the florets
      of which have their corollets flat, spreading out toward
      the end, with the base only tubular.