bilabiate

[ bahy-ley-bee-it, -eyt ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. two-lipped, as a corolla.

bilabiate

/ -ɪt; baɪˈleɪbɪˌeɪt /

adjective

1. botany divided into two lips

   the snapdragon has a bilabiate corolla

Other Words From

• nonbi·labi·ate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bilabiate¹

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