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adjective
Date: 1794
having two lips <a bilabiate corolla>
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bilabiate
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Bilabiate — Bi*la bi*ate, a. [Pref. bi + labiate.] (Bot.) Having two lips, as the corols of certain flowers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bilabiate — [bī lā′bē it, bī lā′bēāt΄] adj. [ BI 1 + LABIATE] Bot. having two lips, as the corolla of flowers of the mint family … English World dictionary
bilabiate — adjective having two lips the corolla of a snapdragon is bilabiate • Syn: ↑two lipped • Similar to: ↑lipped • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology … Useful english dictionary
bilabiate — /buy lay bee it, ayt /, adj. Bot. two lipped, as a corolla. See illus. under corolla. [1785 95; BI 1 + LABIATE] * * * … Universalium
bilabiate — adjective Having two lips … Wiktionary
bilabiate — adj. two lipped (Botany); having two lips … English contemporary dictionary
bilabiate — a. (Bot.) Two lipped … New dictionary of synonyms
bilabiate — bi·labiate … English syllables
bilabiate — bi•la•bi•ate [[t]baɪˈleɪ bi ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] adj. bot bot having two lips, as the corolla of some flowers • Etymology: 1785–95 … From formal English to slang
bilabiate — /baɪˈleɪbieɪt/ (say buy laybeeayt), / ət/ (say uht) adjective Botany two lipped, as a corolla …
