Definitions for labiates

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labiates la·bi·ate

Spelling: [ley-bee-it, -eyt]

IPA: /ˈleɪ bi ɪt, -ˌeɪt/

Labiates is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 399 anagrams from letters in labiates (aabeilst).

Definitions for labiates

noun

1. a labiate plant.

adjective

1. having parts that are shaped or arranged like lips; lipped.
2. Botany. belonging to the plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae). Compare mint family. two-lipped; bilabiate: said of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx.

Origin of labiates

From the New Latin word labiātus, dating back to 1700-10. See labium, -ate¹

Examples for labiates

Calamint, kal′a-mint, n. a genus of labiate plants closely allied to balm and thyme.