Labiate

//ˈleɪbiət// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A plant of the mint family (Labiatae)
Verb
  1. 1
    To labialize.

    "The flowers grow in spikes , and consist of a single , labiated , purple petal"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having lips or liplike parts.
  2. 2
    Having the corolla divided into two liplike parts.
  3. 3
    of, or belonging to the mint family (Labiatae, now Lamiaceae).
Adjective
  1. 1
    having lips or parts that resemble lips wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
labialliplikelipped

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"I refer to the Labiate family,—a family to which the lavenders, the mints, the thymes, and the hyssops belong, with basil, rosemary, and marjoram,—all plants of "gray renown," as he happily remarks in his description of the herbal of his "Schoolmistress.""

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