Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having lips or liplike parts.
- adjective Having or characterizing flowers with the corolla divided into liplike parts.
- adjective Of or belonging to the mint family.
- noun A plant belonging to the mint family.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Lipped; having parts which are shaped or arranged like lips.
- noun A plant of the natural order Labiatæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To labialize.
- adjective 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.
- adjective Belonging to a natural order of plants (Labiatæ), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs.
- noun (Bot.) A plant of the order Labiatæ.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having
lips or liplikeparts - adjective botany, of flowers such as the snapdragon having the
corolla divided into two liplike parts - adjective botany of, or belonging to the
mint family (Labiatae). - noun botany a plant of the
mint family (Labiatae)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having lips or parts that resemble lips
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Peppermint (_Mentha piperita_), or "Brandy Mint," so called because having a pungent smell, and taste of a peppery (_piper_) nature, is a labiate plant, found not uncommonly in moist places throughout Britain, and occurring of several varieties.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The whole plant possesses a balsamic odour, and an aromatic taste, due to its particular volatile oil, and its characteristic resin, as a fragrant labiate herb.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The Calamint, or Basil Thyme, grows frequently in [344] our waysides and hedges, a labiate plant, with downy stems and leaves, whilst bearing light purple flowers.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The cultivated Hyssop, now of frequent occurrence in the herb-bed, and a favourite plant there because of its fragrance, belongs to the labiate order, and possesses cordial qualities which give it rank as a
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Each of the Horehounds is a labiate plant; and this, the water variety, bears flesh coloured flowers, whilst containing a volatile oil, a resin, a bitter principle, and tannin.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Honey derived from cruciferous plants, such as rape, ladies 'smock, and the wallflower, crystallizes quickly, often, indeed, within the comb before it is removed from the hive; whilst Honey from labiate plants, and from fruit trees in general, remains unchanged for several months after being extracted from the comb.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The honey gathered from the genus erica (termed _heather honey_) and most labiate plants, is wholesome.
A Description of the Bar-and-Frame-Hive With an Abstract of Wildman's Complete Guide for the Management of Bees Throughout the Year William Augustus Munn
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Whereas the flowers of the labiate family are treated by the distillers as favorites are by the gods, and are cut off in their youth, those of the Umbelliferæ are allowed to mature and develop into the oil-yielding fruits.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various
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Each of the teeth of the calyx is represented by a long stalk, terminated by a single articulated leaflet, the bi-labiate form of the calyx is still recognisable; the two upper petals are united, the three lower separate; the tube of the calyx is not deformed and seems to be formed of the petioles of the sepals united by their stipules.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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Like other labiate herbs [490] it is aromatic and fragrant, because containing a volatile, camphoraceous, essential oil.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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