Definition of Labellum

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labellum
n. large lip-like petal (Botany)

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Labellum Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Labellum
(n.)
The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.
  
(n.)
A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects.
  

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labellum
labellum
\la*bel"lum\ (?), n.; pl. l. labella (#), e. labellums (#). [l., dim. of labrum lip.]
1. (bot.) the lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.
2. (zo?l.) a small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects.


Labellum Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

JM Latin-English Dictionary
labellum
N
bowl; basin; sink

LATIN- ENGLISH (AZAD)
labellum
a little lip /a small washing vessel.

Latin-English Online Dictionary
labellum
a little lip /a small washing vessel


Labellum Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

A Botanical Glossary of Taxonomic Terminology
LABELLUM
lip, particularly that of an orchid


Labellum Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Labellum
The labellum (or Lip) is part of an Orchid, Canna or other less known flower that serves to attract insects that pollinate the flower, and acts as a landing platform for those insects.

The labellum is a modified petal and can be distinguished from the other petals and from the sepals by its large size and its often irregular shape. It is not unusual for the other two petals of an orchid flower to look like the sepals, so that the labellum stands out as distinct.


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