labellum
noun
the petal of an orchid that differs more or less markedly from the other petals, often forming the most conspicuous part; the lip.
labella
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pluralof labellum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The peculiarities of these flowers," writes Professor Gray, "are that they have three labella, and that the column is resolved into small petaloid organs.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
From the analogy of other cases it would appear as if the additional labella in this instance were the representatives of two stamens of the outer whorl.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
Capitulum: a small head: the enlarged tip of an antenna: the little knob at tip of halteres in Diptera: the labella or lapping tip of the mouth of certain flies.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Distiproboscis: the outer third of the proboscis in Muscid flies, bearing the labella.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Orchids are very subject to an increase in the number of their labella.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
