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labiate

 : 
Adjective, Noun
 : 
la=bi=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

labiatev. t. 
     To labialize.  Brewer.  [1913 Webster]
labiatea. [NL. labiatus, fr. L. labium lip.].
     Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and catnip.  [1913 Webster]
labiaten. 
     A plant of the order Labiatæ.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

labiate, n. & adj.
--n. any plant of the family Labiatae, including mint and rosemary, having square stems and a corolla or calyx divided into two parts suggesting lips.
--adj.
1 Bot. of or relating to the Labiatae.
2 Bot. & Zool. like a lip or labium.

Etymology
mod.L labiatus (as LABIUM)

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