A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

labiate Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with L » L ... lacrimal » labiate


labiate
noun
    1. bot.
      Any of a family of flowering plants, including mint and thyme, in which the stems are usually square, and the corolla of petals is divided into two lips.
adj
    1. Referring or relating to this family of plants.
    2. anatomy.
      Having or resembling lips.
Etymology: 18c: from Latin labium lip.



Click Here