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labiate
[ ley-bee-it, -eyt ]
adjective
- having parts that are shaped or arranged like lips; lipped.
- Botany.
- belonging to the plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae). Compare mint family.
- two-lipped; bilabiate: said of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx.
noun
- a labiate plant.
labiate
/ ˈleɪbɪˌeɪt; -ɪt /
noun
- any plant of the family Lamiaceae (formerly Labiatae ), having square stems, aromatic leaves, and a two-lipped corolla: includes mint, thyme, sage, rosemary, etc
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the family Lamiaceae
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- un·labi·ate adjective
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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Monarda.—Handsome labiate plants, flowering towards autumn, and preferring a cool soil and partially shaded situation.
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The cohesion is sometimes irregular, some parts uniting to a greater extent than others; thus a two-lipped or labiate calyx is formed.
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They are four as in labiate flowers, two small, and two longer ones near the other side.
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Aju′ga, a genus of plants belonging to the labiate family.
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