Ligula
Ligula (lig"u*lȧ) , noun
[Latin, a little tongue. See Ligule.]
1.
(Botany) See Ligule.
2.
(a) (Zoology) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees.
(b)
(Zoology) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.
Also: Ligulae