ligulifioræ

pl. [Lat. ligula (q. v.), and flos (gen it. flor is ) =a flower.] Bot.: A sub-order of Asteraceae (Composites). The corollas are slit or ligulate. It is divided into the tribes Scolymese, Lampsanee, Hyoseridee, Hypochærideæ, Scorzonereæ, Lactucere, and Hieraciee (q.v.). Called also Cichoraceæ (q. v.). lig-u-lif-lōr-oŭs, a . [ Lat. ligula (q. v.); flos (gen it. flor is )=a flower, and Eng. suff. -ous .] Bot .: Having only ligulate flowers in the capitulum. indigo-blue color with strong sulphuric acid. lī-gŭs-trăm, s. [Lat.] Bot.: Privet: a genus of Oleacem, tribe Olese. The calyx and corolla are four-cleft, the berries two-celled, each cell one to two-seeded. Ten are known. Ligustrum vulgare (Common Privet) has elliptic, lanceolate evergreen leaves in compact panicles of small white flowers, followed by black globose berries. Often planted for fences, as it bears clipping. The berries yield a rose-dye and a bland oil used in Germany for cooking. In Belgium the dried and powdered twigs are used for tanning. li-gyr-ŭs (yr as ïr), s. [Greek ligyros =clear, whistling, shrill, sharp.] Entom .: A genus of Lamellicorn Beetles, family Scarabeidæ, sub-family Dynastine. Ligyrus bitu berculatus feeds on sugar cane, and is sometimes destructive to the crop in Demerara.