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labiate

Syllabification: (la·bi·ate)
Pronunciation: /ˈlābē-it, -ˌāt/

Definition of labiate

noun

Botany
  • a plant of the mint family (Labiatae) with a distinctive two-lobed flower.

adjective

  • 1 Botany of, relating to, or denoting plants of the mint family.
  • 2 Botany & Zoology resembling or possessing a lip or labium.

Origin:

early 18th century (as an adjective in the sense 'two-lipped', describing a corolla or calyx): from modern Latin labiatus, from labium 'lip'

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