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labiate

[ ley-bee-it, -eyt ]

adjective

  1. having parts that are shaped or arranged like lips; lipped.
  2. Botany.
    1. belonging to the plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae). Compare mint family.
    2. two-lipped; bilabiate: said of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx.


noun

  1. a labiate plant.

labiate

/ ˈleɪbɪˌeɪt; -ɪt /

noun

  1. any plant of the family Lamiaceae (formerly Labiatae ), having square stems, aromatic leaves, and a two-lipped corolla: includes mint, thyme, sage, rosemary, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Lamiaceae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • un·labi·ate adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of labiate1

From the New Latin word labiātus, dating back to 1700–10. See labium, -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of labiate1

C18: from New Latin labiātus, from Latin labium lip
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Example Sentences

Bees are among the highest forms of insect life, and the labiate flowers are adapted to their visits; these nearly all have purple or blue petals—Thyme, Sage, Mint, Marjoram, Basil, Prunella, etc.

Monarda.—Handsome labiate plants, flowering towards autumn, and preferring a cool soil and partially shaded situation.

The cohesion is sometimes irregular, some parts uniting to a greater extent than others; thus a two-lipped or labiate calyx is formed.

They are four as in labiate flowers, two small, and two longer ones near the other side.

Aju′ga, a genus of plants belonging to the labiate family.

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