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.
Lig"ule (-l), n. [L. ligula, lingula, little tongue, dim. of lingua
tongue : cf. F. ligule.]
1. (Bot.) (a) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of
the sheath of a leaf of grass. (b) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of
Compositæ.
2. (Anat.) A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of
the brain.
Lig`u*li*flo"rous (lg`*l*fl"rs), a. [Ligule + L. flos, floris, a
flower.] (Bot.) Bearing only ligulate flowers; -- said of a large
suborder of composite plants, such as the dandelion, lettuce, hawkweed,
etc.
Lig"ure (lg"r; 277), n. [L. ligurius, Gr. ligy`rion, liggoy`rion,
ligkoy`rion, lygkoy`rion, equiv. to Heb. leshem.] A kind of precious
stone.
The third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
Ex. xxviii. 19.
Li*gus"trin (l*gs"trn), n. (Chem.) A bitter principle found in the bark
of the privet (Ligustrum vulgare), and extracted as a white crystalline
substance with a warm, bitter taste; -- called also ligustron.
Lik"a*ble (lk"*b'l), a. Such as can be liked; such as to attract
liking; as, a likable person. Thackeray.
Like (lk), a. [Compar. Liker (lk"r); superl. Likest.] [OE. lik, ilik,
gelic, AS. gelc, fr. pref. ge- + lc body, and orig. meaning, having
the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gilk,
D. gelijk, G. gleich, OHG. gilh, Icel. lkr, glkr, Dan. lig, Sw. lik,
Goth. galeiks, OS. lik body, D. lijk, G. leiche, Icel. lk, Sw. lik,
Goth. leik. The English adverbial ending-ly is from the same adjective.
Cf. Each, Such, Which.] 1. Having the same, or nearly the same,
appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to;
similar; alike; -- often with in and the particulars of the
resemblance; as, they are like each other in features, complexion, and
many traits of character.
'T is as like you As cherry is to cherry.
Shak.
Like master, like man.
Old Prov.
He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
Ps. cxlvii. 16.
To, which formerly often followed like, is now usually omitted.