BILABIATE

bilabiate, two-lipped

(adjective) having two lips; “the corolla of a snapdragon is bilabiate”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bilabiate (not comparable)

(botany) Having two lips; two-lipped.

Source: Wiktionary


Bi*la"bi*ate, a. Etym: [Pref. bi- + labiate.] (Bot.)

Definition: Having two lips, as the corols of certain flowers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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