Crossword clues for labiate
labiate
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Labiate \La"bi*ate\, n. (Bot.) A plant of the order Labiat[ae].
Labiate \La"bi*ate\, a. [NL. labiatus, fr. L. labium lip.] (Bot.)
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.
Belonging to a natural order of plants ( Labiat[ae]), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs.
Labiate \La"bi*ate\, v. t.
To labialize.
--Brewer.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"having a lip or lip-like part," 1706, from Modern Latin labiatus "lipped," from Latin labium "lip" (see lip (n.)).
Wiktionary
1 Having lips or liplike parts. 2 (context botany of flowers such as the snapdragon English) Having the corolla divided into two liplike parts. 3 (context botany English) of, or belonging to the mint family (Labiatae, now Lamiaceae). n. (context botany English) A plant of the mint family (Labiatae) v
To labialize.
WordNet
adj. having lips or parts that resemble lips [syn: liplike]
Usage examples of "labiate".
Besides, Herbert discovered towards the southwest point of the lagoon a natural warren, a slightly damp meadow, covered with willows and aromatic herbs which scented the air, such as thyme, basil, savory, all the sweet-scented species of the labiated plants, which the rabbits appeared to be particularly fond of.
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.
The plant which stings has a round hairy stalk, and carries only a dull colourless bloom, whereas the others are labiate herbs with square stems, and conspicuous lipped flowers.
Labiate herbs, comprising a volatile oil, some bitter principle, tannin, sugar, and cellulose.
Then there is a break and a piece of bare stem, with two or four oblong, stalkless leaves and then more flowers, the whole forming what is termed an interrupted spike, a characteristic peculiarity by which Wood Betony is known from all other labiate flowers.