Definition of Labite
La"bi*ate (?), v. t. To
labialize. Brewer.
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
(Labiatæ), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are
examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs.
La"bi*ate, n. (Bot.) A
plant of the order Labiatæ.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- having lips or liplike parts
- (botany)(of flowers such as the snapdragon) having the corolla divided into two liplike parts
- (botany) of, or belonging to the mint family Labiatae.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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