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la·bel·lum L0002100 (lə-bĕl′əm)n. pl. la·bel·la (-bĕl′ə) 1. The median petal of an orchid flower, usually different in shape, size, or color from the two lateral petals; lip.2. A liplike part, such as the tip of the labium of certain flies, used for lapping up liquids. [Latin, diminutive of labrum, lip; see leb- in Indo-European roots.] la·bel′late (-ĭt) adj.labellum (ləˈbɛləm) n, pl -la (-lə) 1. (Botany) the part of the corolla of certain plants, esp orchids, that forms a distinct, often lobed, lip2. (Zoology) a lobe at the tip of the proboscis of a fly[C19: New Latin, diminutive of Latin labrum lip] laˈbelloid adjla•bel•lum (ləˈbɛl əm) n., pl. -bel•la (-ˈbɛl ə) the lowest of the three orchid petals, usu. larger and more conspicuous than the others; the lip. [1820–30; < Latin, diminutive of labrum lip] la•bel′loid, adj. labellumenUK
labellum[lə′bel·əm] (botany) The median membrane of the corolla of an orchid often differing in size and morphology from the other two petals. (invertebrate zoology) A prolongation of the labrum in certain beetles and true bugs. In Diptera, either of a pair of sensitive fleshy lobes consisting of the expanded end of the labium. labellumenUK
labellum (lə-bĕl′əm)n. pl. la·bella (-bĕl′ə) 1. The median petal of an orchid flower, usually different in shape, size, or color from the two lateral petals; lip.2. A liplike part, such as the tip of the labium of certain flies, used for lapping up liquids. la·bel′late (-ĭt) adj. |