labiate


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
labiate /ˈleɪbɪət/
adjective
  • 1 Botany relating to the mint family (Labiatae), plants of which have distinctive two-lobed flowers.
  • 2 Botany & Zoology resembling or possessing a lip or labium.
– origin C18: from mod. L. labiatus, from labium ‘lip’.
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