1. The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects; it sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees

Derived forms: ligulas

Encyclopedia: Ligula

• coordinate clause
• coordinate geometry
• coordinate system
• coordinated
• coordinated universal time
• coordinately
• coordinating
• coordinating conjunction
• coordination
• coordination compound
• coordinative
• coordinator
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