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See Ligule.

Composed of ligules. Ligulate flower, a species of compound flower, the florets of which have their corollets flat, spreading out toward the end, with the base only tubular.

vorable; distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil. After the death of his nephew Caligula, Claudius was in no small apprehension for his own life. Addison.

A duck of the genus Fuligula. Two American species (F. marila and F. affinis) are common. See Scaup duck.

A wild duck (Aythya, or Fuligula, marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; - - called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.

, but bearing a pair of palpi in most insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part (ligula or palpiger) and a firmer posterior plate (mentum).

Bearing only ligulate flowers; -- said of a large suborder of composite plants, such as the dandelion, hawkweed, etc.

Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.

Having the form of a thong or strap; ligulate.

ina). -- Scaup poachard, the scaup duck. -- Tufted poachard, a scaup duck (Aythya, or Fuligula cristata), native of Europe and Asia.

Having the marginal florets enlarged and radiating but not ligulate, as in the capitula or heads of the cornflower, Gray.

caup duck (Zoöl.), any one of several species of northern ducks of the genus Aythya, or Fuligula. The adult males are, in large part, black. The three North American species are: the greater scaup duck (Aythya marila, var. nearctica), called also broadbill, bluebill, blackhead, flock duck, flocking fowl, and raft duck;…

Having all the florets ligulate, as in the dandelion.

The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.

Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla.

together with one twitch of his negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish of Caligula, in one neck. Milton.