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labium

[ ley-bee-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural la·bi·a [ley, -bee-, uh].

a lip or liplike part.
Anatomy.
1. a lip or lip-shaped structure or part.
2. any of the folds of skin bordering the vulva.
Botany. the lower lip of a bilabiate corolla.
Entomology. the posterior, unpaired member of the mouthparts of an insect, formed by the united second maxillae.

labium

/ ˈleɪbɪəm /

a lip or liplike structure
See labia minora, labia majora
any one of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva See labia majora labia minora
the fused pair of appendages forming the lower lip of insects
the lower lip of the corolla of labiate flowers

labium

/ lā′bē-əm /

, Plural labia

Either of two pairs of folds of tissue that make up part of the external genitalia of female mammals.

Origin of labium¹

1590–1600; < Latin: lip, akin to lambere to lick, lap ³. See labrum ¹, lip

Origin of labium¹

C16: New Latin, from Latin: lip

Labium obcordatum basi corneum angustius apice membranaceum medio emarginatum ciliatum lobo utrinque rotundato.

In many Hymenoptera it emerges from the Labium, and is fitted to collect liquids and pass them downwards.

In a considerable proportion of insects it seems connate with the Labium, and forming its inner surface?

The jointed sheath of the Promuscis, representing the Labium in a perfect mouth.

The labium (fig. 12) is furnished with two palpi, which are 3-jointed.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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