Labiate Definition

lābē-ĭt, -āt
adjective
Formed or functioning like a lip.
Webster's New World
Having a lip or lips; lipped.
Webster's New World
Having the calyx or corolla so divided that one part overlaps the other like a lip.
Webster's New World
Of or pertaining to the mint family.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
A plant of the mint family.
Webster's New World
verb
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Other Word Forms of Labiate

Noun

Singular:
labiate
Plural:
labiates

Origin of Labiate

  • Latin labium lip labium –ate Adj., sense 2b, and noun, from New Latin Labiātae family name from Latin labium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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