Labiatae

See also: labiatae

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

New Latin, nominative feminine plural of labiatus (“having lips”); from Latin labia + -tus

Proper noun

Labiatae

  1. (now chiefly informal) A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – the Lamiaceae, formerly sometimes considered an order.

References
  • Labiatae in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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