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labellum
labia
labia majora
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labial
labial palp
labialize
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labiate

la·bi·ate [ láybee ət, láybee àyt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. with divided set of petals: describes a flower such as a snapdragon that has its set of petals corolla divided into two unequal and overlapping parts

2. of mint family: belonging to the mint family



noun  (plural la·bi·ates)
Definition:
 
U.K. plant of mint family: a plant of the mint family. Family Labiatae.

[Early 18th century. < modern Latin labiatus< Latin labium "lip"]
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