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Webster 1913 Edition
Labiate
La′bi-ate
,Verb.
T.
To labialize.
Brewer.
La′bi-ate
,Adj.
[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
,Noun.
(Bot.)
A plant of the order
Labiatæ
.