labiate

English

Pronunciation

• (adjective, noun) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪbiət/

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• (verb) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪbieɪt/

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Adjective

labiate (comparative more labiate, superlative most labiate)

1. Having lips or liplike parts.
2. (botany, of flowers such as the snapdragon) Having the corolla divided into two liplike parts.
3. (botany) of, or belonging to the mint family (Labiatae, now Lamiaceae).

Translations

having lips

• Finnish: huulellinen

having corolla divided into two liplike parts

• Finnish: huulimainen

belonging to the mint family

• Bulgarian: устоцветен (ustocveten)
• Finnish: huulikukkainen

Noun

labiate (plural labiates)

1. (botany) A plant of the mint family (Labiatae)

Translations

plant of mint family

• Finnish: huulikukkaiskasvi (fi)

• German: Lippenblütler (de) m

Verb

labiate (third-person singular simple present labiates, present participle labiating, simple past and past participle labiated)

1. To labialize.

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Anagrams

• Baalite, bialate

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Italian

Adjective

labiate

1. feminine plural of labiato