labiatae

• Familia de plantas aromáticas, generalmente hierbas o arbustos, con tallos cuadrangulares, hojas opuestas y flores bilabiadas que producen frutos en forma de cuatro nuececillas; incluye la menta, el tomillo, la salvia y el romero.

A large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs characterized by flowers resembling lips and four-lobed ovaries that produce four one-seeded nutlets, including mint, thyme, sage, and rosemary.

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1. Plant familyC2formalscientific

   A large botanical family (Lamiaceae) of aromatic herbs and shrubs characterized by bilabiate (two-lipped) flowers, a four-lobed ovary that produces four one-seeded nutlets. Includes well-known genera such as mint, thyme, sage, and rosemary.

   Lamiáceas (familia de plantas)

   • Botany students learn to identify the distinctive flower structure of Labiatae.
   • Many culinary herbs, like basil and oregano, belong to the Labiatae family.
   • The essential oils produced by Labiatae species are widely used in aromatherapy.
   • Researchers have discovered new medicinal compounds in several Labiatae plants.

   Sinónimoslamiaceae