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labiate definition

la·bi·ate (lā′bē it, -āt′)

adjective

  1. formed or functioning like a lip
  2. having a lip or lips; lipped
  3. Bot.
    1. having the calyx or corolla so divided that one part overlaps the other like a lip
    2. of or pertaining to the mint family

Etymology: ModL labiatus < L labium, lip

noun

a plant of the mint family

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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