What's the difference between labiate and liplike?

Labiate


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To labialize.
  • (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.

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