A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

linguiformis,-e (adj.B); incorrectly linguaeformis,-e (adj.B): tongue-shaped;

NOTE: in bryology, ‘lingulatus,-a,-um (adj.A)’ is used for linguiformis,-e (adj.B), describing a form that is “tongue-shaped, oblong with a broadened apex” (Magill 1990); cf. ligulate

- stylus ovatus planus ad apicem siliculae linguiformis (DeCandolle), the style ovate, flat at the apex of the silicle tongue-shaped.

- folia inferiora remotiuscula linguaeformia (Mueller), lower leaves somewhat remote, linguiform.

- folia spathulato-linguaeformia rotundato - obtusa (Mueller), leaves spathulato-linguiform, rounded-obtuse.

- [Orchideae] labellum ad apicem pedis columnae profunde saccatum, supra saccum longe angustatum, lamina linguiformi v. ovata. Columna exalata, pede brevi (B&H), the lip at the apex of the foot of the column deeply saccate, above the sac narrowed some distance, the lamina tongue-shaped or ovate. The column wingless with a short foot.

Garnotia linguiformis