Category:Labiate

La"bi*ate, v. t.

Defn: To labialize. Brewer.

labiate La"bi*ate, a. Etym: [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.

labiate La"bi*ate, n. (Bot.)

Defn: A plant of the order Labiatæ.