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bilabiate

American  
[bahy-ley-bee-it, -eyt] / baɪˈleɪ bi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

Botany.

  1. two-lipped, as a corolla.

bilabiate British  
/ -ɪt, baɪˈleɪbɪˌeɪt /

adjective

  1. botany divided into two lips

    the snapdragon has a bilabiate corolla
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Other Word Forms

  • nonbilabiate adjective

Etymology

Origin of bilabiate

First recorded in 1785–95; bi- 1 + labiate

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