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labiate

/ˈleɪbiət/

labiate adjective: having lips or liplike parts.

Adjective

labiate (comparative more labiate, superlative most labiate)

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

Noun

labiate (plural labiates)

  1. A plant of the mint family (Labiatae)

Verb

IPA/ˈleɪbieɪt/

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

  1. To labialize.
    • The flowers grow in spikes , and consist of a single , labiated , purple petal1763, Richard Brookes, The Natural History of Insects

labiate meaning in Tamil and Urdu

labiate in Tamil

இதழுள்ள, உதடனைய

labiate in Urdu

لب دار, لبی

Forms of labiate

Adjective
comparativemore labiate
superlativemost labiate
Noun
plurallabiates
Verb
third-person singular presentlabiates
present participlelabiating
past participlelabiated
pastlabiated

Words formed from labiate

Questions about labiate

What does labiate mean?
Labiate means having lips or liplike parts.
What is labiate in Tamil?
Labiate in Tamil is இதழுள்ள, உதடனைய. See Labiate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is labiate?
Labiate can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce labiate?
Labiate is pronounced /ˈleɪbiət/.

Words near labiate in the dictionary

  1. labially
  2. labials
  3. labiaplasties
  4. labiaplasty
  5. labias
  6. labiate
  7. labiated
  8. labiated bear
  9. labiated bears
  10. labiately
  11. labiates

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