LIN'GULATE, adjective [Latin lingulatus, from lingua, tongue.] Shaped like the tongue or a strap. [But ligulate is more generally used.]
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
LIN'GULATE, adjective [Latin lingulatus, from lingua, tongue.] Shaped like the tongue or a strap. [But ligulate is more generally used.]
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