Definition of labiate

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Labiate (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..

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Nepeta :: Nepeta (n.) A genus of labiate plants, including the catnip and ground ivy..
Bilabiate :: Bilabiate (a.) Having two lips, as the corols of certain flowers..
Self-heal :: Self-heal (n.) A blue-flowered labiate plant (Brunella vulgaris); the healall.
Unilabiate :: Unilabiate (a.) Having one lip only; as, a unilabiate corolla..
Perilla :: Perilla (n.) A genus of labiate herbs, of which one species (Perilla ocimoides, or P. Nankinensis) is often cultivated for its purple or variegated foliage..
Lip :: Lip (n.) One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.
Labiose :: Labiose (a.) Having the appearance of being labiate; -- said of certain polypetalous corollas.
Labiated :: Labiated (a.) Same as Labiate, a. (a)..
Two-lipped :: Two-lipped (a.) Divided in such a manner as to resemble the two lips when the mouth is more or less open; bilabiate.
Oswego Tea :: Oswego tea () An American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma), with showy, bright red, labiate flowers..
Woundwort :: Woundwort (n.) Any one of certain plants whose soft, downy leaves have been used for dressing wounds, as the kidney vetch, and several species of the labiate genus Stachys..
Melissa :: Melissa (n.) A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (Melissa officinalis)..
Ringent :: Ringent (a.) Having the lips widely separated and gaping like an open mouth; as a ringent bilabiate corolla.
Sage :: Sage (n.) A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage..
Galea :: Galea (n.) The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower.
Labiate :: Labiate (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..
Mint :: Mint (n.) The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See Mentha..
Labiate :: Labiate (v. t.) To labialize.
Motherwort :: Motherwort (n.) A labiate herb (Leonurus Cardiaca), of a bitter taste, used popularly in medicine; lion's tail..
Thyme :: Thyme (n.) Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus. The garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups..
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