lingulate adj 1: shaped like a tongue [syn: {lingulate}, {tongue-shaped}]
Lingulate \Lin"gu*late\ (l[i^][ng]"g[-u]*l[asl]t), a. [L. lingulatus, fr. lingula a little tongue. Cf. {Ligulate}.] Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate. [1913 Webster]