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.

[ mod.L labiatus (as LABIUM) ]

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