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noun

Labium n. (pl. L. labia, E. labiums)

A lip, or liplike organ.

The lip of an organ pipe.

pl. (Anat.) The folds of integument at the opening of the vulva.

(Zool.)

(a)

The organ of insects which covers the mouth beneath, and serves as an under lip. It consists of the second pair of maxillae, usually closely united in the middle line, but bearing a pair of palpi in most insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part (ligula or palpiger) and a firmer posterior plate (mentum).

(b)

Inner margin of the aperture of a shell.

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Etymology of 'Labium'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... aequalis; sepalis obovato-oblongis, basi angustioribus sed in unguem vix attenuatis, membranaceis, uninerviis, venosis. Corolla bilabiata, tubo amplo recto, labiis obtusis, extus pubescens, intus hinc (inferius) barbata. Labium superius tripartitum; lobo medio bifido (e duobus conflato); laciniis omnibus obtusis; inferius obcordatum bilobum lobis rotundatis, densius barbatum. Stamina quatuor didynama, omnino inclusa. Filamenta glabra. Antherae reniformes, loculis apice confluentibus. Ovarium dense lanatum. Stylus ...

— Expedition into Central Australia • Charles Sturt

Words linked to "Labium" : external body part, vulva, labia minora