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labiate

/ˈleɪ.bi.eɪt/

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adjective

formalcommonscientificobsolete/ˈleɪ.bi.eɪt/

An obsolete adjective describing something that has lips or lip-like parts, often used in botanical contexts for flowers with a two-lipped corolla.

  • 🇷🇺Устаревшее прилагательное, описывающее что-то, имеющее губы или губовидные части, часто используемое в ботаническом контексте для цветов с двугубым венчиком.
  1. Having lips or lip-like parts C2 formal

    Describing something that has lips or structures resembling lips, often used in botany for flowers with two-lipped corollas.

    • The labiate flower of the mint family is easily recognizable.
    • Botanists classify many herbs as labiate due to their lip-shaped petals.
    • The labiate structure of the plant aids in pollination by insects.

    🇷🇺Имеющий губы или губообразные части

    Synonyms: bilabiatelipped

  • more labiate comparative form
  • most labiate superlative form