labiate
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.
a labiate plant.
Origin of labiate
1Other words from labiate
- un·la·bi·ate, adjective
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How to use labiate in a sentence
I have been unable to find recorded any instance of malformation among Labiates or Borages at all similar to this.
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British Dictionary definitions for labiate
/ (ˈleɪbɪˌeɪt, -ɪt) /
any plant of the family Lamiaceae (formerly Labiatae), having square stems, aromatic leaves, and a two-lipped corolla: includes mint, thyme, sage, rosemary, etc
of, relating to, or belonging to the family Lamiaceae
Origin of labiate
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