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Labellum   Listen
noun
Labellum  n.  (pl. L. labella, E. labellums)  
1.
(Bot.) The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.
2.
(Zool.) A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects.





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"Labellum" Quotes from Famous Books



... age to age, causing all manner of delightful complications. How many can trace the lineage of Mr. Bull's Od. delectabile—ivory white, tinged with rose, strikingly blotched with red and showing a golden labellum? or Mr. Sander's Od. Alberti-Edwardi, which has a broad soft margin of gold about its stately petals? Another is rosy white, closely splashed with pale purple, and dotted round the edge with spots of the same tint so thickly placed that they resemble a fringe. Such ...
— About Orchids - A Chat • Frederick Boyle


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