labelloid
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labelloid — adj. resembling a labellum, lip like (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
labelloid — la·bel·loid … English syllables
labelloid — lȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin labellum + English oid : resembling a labellum … Useful english dictionary
labellum — labelloid, adj. /leuh bel euhm/, n., pl. labella / bel euh/. Bot. the petal of an orchid that differs more or less markedly from the other petals, often forming the most conspicuous part; the lip. [1820 30; < L, dim. of labrum lip; for formation… … Universalium
labellum — /ləˈbɛləm/ (say luh beluhm) noun (plural labella) that division of the corolla, as in orchids, which differs more or less markedly from the other divisions, often forming the most conspicuous part. {Latin, diminutive of labrum lip} –labelloid,… …
labellate — a. lipped. ♦ labelloid, a. lip like. ♦ labellum, n. (pl. ♦ la) lip of flower s corolla … Dictionary of difficult words
