bilabiate

[bahy-ley-bee-it, -eyt]

bi·la·bi·ate

[bahy-ley-bee-it, -eyt]
adjective Botany.
two-lipped, as a corolla.


Origin:
1785–95; bi-1 + labiate

non·bi·la·bi·ate, adjective
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Bilabiate is always a great word to know.
So is chlorophyll. Does it mean:
green coloring of leaves and plants needed for photosynthesis
ovules which are unenclosed, forming on cones or stalks
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bilabiate (baɪˈleɪbɪˌeɪt, -ɪt)
 
adj
botany divided into two lips: the snapdragon has a bilabiate corolla

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