Meaning of LABIATE
Pronunciation: | | 'leybee`eyt
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| Definition: | | [adj] having lips or parts that resemble lips |
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| Synonyms: | | liplike, lipped |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\La"bi*ate\, v. t.
To labialize. --Brewer.
\La"bi*ate\, a. [NL. labiatus, fr. L. labium lip.]
(Bot.)
(a) Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided
into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other
like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and
catnip.
(b) Belonging to a natural order of plants ({Labiat[ae]}), of
which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are
mostly aromatic herbs.
\La"bi*ate\, n. (Bot.)
A plant of the order {Labiat[ae]}.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Lipped, as in a calyx or corolla. |
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