lingulate
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lin·gu·late
(lĭng′gyə-lāt′)adj.
Shaped like a tongue: lingulate petals.
[Latin lingulātus, from lingula, diminutive of lingua, tongue; see lingua.]
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lingulate
(ˈlɪŋɡjʊˌleɪt) orlingulated
adj
shaped like a tongue: a lingulate leaf.
[C19: from Latin lingulātus]
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| Adj. | 1. |  lingulate - shaped like a tongue rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" |
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