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[syn: labiate, liplike]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Labiate \La"bi*ate\, v. t.
To labialize. --Brewer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Labiate \La"bi*ate\, a. [NL. labiatus, fr. L. labium lip.]
(Bot.)
(a) Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided
into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other
like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and
catnip.
(b) Belonging to a natural order of plants (Labiat[ae]), of
which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are
mostly aromatic herbs.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Labiate \La"bi*ate\, n. (Bot.)
A plant of the order Labiat[ae].
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
labiate
adj 1: having lips or parts that resemble lips [syn: labiate,
liplike]