(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.
(a.) Belonging to a natural order of plants (Labiatae), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs.
(n.) A plant of the order Labiatae.
Example Sentences:
(1) Basically the crosscut limbus glenoidalis has a triangular shape, however, especially in its anterior part, it has a meniscoid or labiate form.
Liplike
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Some liplike stomal orifices are of purely developmental origin.
(2) It is possible that liplike stomal orifices may be formed in the process of repairing the damage.
(3) Only in the MNP-excised group was cleft liplike malformation observed, but in other groups this malformation was absent or at a lower rate.
(4) Their association with the liplike structure of an early nascent disk is consistent with their apparent involvement in the initiation of disk morphogenesis.
(5) Normal-hearing observers determined whether a 120-Hz complex tone started before or after the opening of a pair of liplike Lissajou figures.