labiate

adj, noun, verb — 5 senses

labiate

adj

/ˈleɪbiət/

1

Having lips or liplike parts.

2

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Having the corolla divided into two liplike parts.

Of flowers such as the snapdragon

3

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences of, or belonging to the mint family (Labiatae, now Lamiaceae).

Derived terms: bilabiate, labiatifloral, trilabiate, unilabiate, unlabiate

labiate

noun

1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences A plant of the mint family (Labiatae)

labiate

verb

/ˈleɪbieɪt/

1

To labialize.

The flowers grow in spikes , and consist of a single , labiated , purple petal1763, Richard Brookes, The Natural History of Insects:

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