1. Having the shape of a ligule; strap-shaped or tongue-shaped.
Usage: botany; technical
2. Bearing or furnished with a ligule or ligules.
Usage: botany; technical

Examples

• The ligulated petals of the dandelion flower are characteristic of the Asteraceae family.
• Ligulated florets in the ray flowers give the daisy its distinctive appearance.
• The grass blade has a ligulated structure at the junction of the blade and sheath.
• Botanists identified the specimen by its ligulated leaves and branching pattern.
• The ligulated corolla of the flower extends outward in a flat, ribbon-like form.