LABIATE


Meaning of LABIATE in English

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)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.