labiate

American  

[ley-bee-it, -eyt] / ˈleɪ bi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

1. having parts that are shaped or arranged like lips; lipped.

2. Botany.

   1. belonging to the plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae).

   2. two-lipped; bilabiate: said of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx.

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noun

1. a labiate plant.

labiate British  

/ 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

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Lamiaceae

Other Word Forms

• unlabiate
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of labiate

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

labiate

Two forms of the labiate corolla have been designated, viz.:—

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Each of the Horehounds is a labiate plant; and this, the water variety, bears flesh coloured flowers, whilst containing a volatile oil, a resin, a bitter principle, and tannin.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

The plant which stings has a round hairy stalk, and carries only a dull colourless bloom, whereas the others are labiate herbs with square stems, and conspicuous lipped flowers.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

The cultivated Hyssop, now of frequent occurrence in the herb-bed, and a favourite plant there because of its fragrance, belongs to the labiate order, and possesses cordial qualities which give it rank as a Simple.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Each is a labiate plant, and "Bawme," say the Arabians, "makes the heart merry and joyful."

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas