Vocabulary : Lignum-vitae to Liguliflorous

Lignum-vitae : A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the guaiacum of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See Guaiacum.
Ligroin : A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. It is a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons, generally boils below 170 Fahr., and is more inflammable than safe kerosene. It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps.
Ligsam : Same as Ligan.
Ligula : See Ligule. ;; The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. ;; A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.
Ligulae : of Ligula

Ligulas : of Ligula
Ligulate : Alt. of Ligulated
Ligulated : Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped. ;; Composed of ligules.
Ligule : The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass. ;; A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositae. ;; A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.
Liguliflorous : Bearing only ligulate flowers; -- said of a large suborder of composite plants, such as the dandelion, lettuce, hawkweed, etc.

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