Ligulate \Lig"u*late\ (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[asl]t), Ligulated \Lig"u*la`ted\ (-l[=a]`t[e^]d), a. [Cf. F. ligul['e]. See Ligule, and cf. Lingulate.]

1. (Bot.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.

2. 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)