labiate
English
Adjective
labiate (comparative more labiate, superlative most labiate)
- Having lips or liplike parts.
- (botany, of flowers such as the snapdragon) Having the corolla divided into two liplike parts.
- (botany) of, or belonging to the mint family (Labiatae, now Lamiaceae).
Translations
having lips
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having corolla divided into two liplike parts
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belonging to the mint family
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Noun
labiate (plural labiates)
- (botany) A plant of the mint family (Labiatae)
Translations
plant of mint family
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Verb
labiate (third-person singular simple present labiates, present participle labiating, simple past and past participle labiated)
- To labialize.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Brewer to this entry?)
Anagrams
- Baalite, bialate
Italian
Adjective
labiate
- feminine plural of labiato