lingulate

lingulate [ling-gyuh-leyt] Word Origin adjective

1. formed like a tongue; ligulate.

Also lin·gu·lat·ed. Origin of lingulate 1790–1800; Latin lingulātus tongue-shaped; see lingula, -ate1 British Dictionary definitions for lingulate lingulate lingulated adjective

1. shaped like a tonguea lingulate leaf

Word Origin for lingulate C19: from Latin lingulātus