Tongue-shaped
81languet — /lang gwet/, n. any of various small tongue shaped parts, processes, or projections. [1375 1425; late ME < MF languete, dim. of langue tongue; see ET] * * * …
82lingula — lingular, adj. /ling gyeuh leuh/, n., pl. lingulae / lee /. a tongue shaped organ, process, or tissue. [1655 65; < NL, L lingula, dim of lingua tongue; cf. LIGULA] * * * …
83lingulate — /ling gyeuh layt /, adj. formed like a tongue; ligulate. Also, lingulated. [1790 1800; < L lingulatus tongue shaped; see LINGULA, ATE1] * * * …
84tongues — tʌŋ n. flexible muscular organ in the bottom of the mouth (used for tasting, swallowing and human speech); animal s tongue that is used for food; language or dialect; tongue shaped object …
85lingulata — L. lingua, tongue; ula, diminutive; ata, possessing. 1) Ligule conspicuous. Coix lingulata, Sasa lingulata 2) spikelets tongue shaped in outline. Eragrostis lingulata …
86lingulate — [ lɪŋgjʊleɪt] adjective 1》 Botany & Zoology tongue shaped. 2》 Zoology denoting a burrowing brachiopod with an inarticulate shell and a long pedicle. Origin C19: from L. lingulatus, based on lingua tongue …
87languet — lan•guet [[t]ˈlæŋ gwɛt[/t]] n. bio any of various small tongue shaped parts, processes, or projections • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < MF languete, dim. of langue tongue; see language, et …
88lingula — lin•gu•la [[t]ˈlɪŋ gyə lə[/t]] n. pl. lae [[t] ˌli[/t]] anat. zool. a tongue shaped organ, process, or tissue • Etymology: 1655–65; < NL, L, dim of lingua tongue; cf. ligula lin′gu•lar, adj …
89linguiform — /ˈlɪŋgwəfɔm/ (say linggwuhfawm) adjective tongue shaped. {Latin lingua tongue + i 1 + form} …
90Cynoglossum officinale — noun biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue shaped leaves and dark reddish purple flowers • Syn: ↑hound s tongue • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Cynoglossum, ↑genus Cynoglossum …
