||La*bel"lum (l*bl"lm), n.; pl. L. Labella (- l), E. Labellums (-lmz).
||[L., dim. of labrum lip.] 1. (Bot.) The lower or apparently anterior
||petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.
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2. (Zoöl.) A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain
insects.
La"bent (?), a. [L. labens, p. pr. of labi to slide, glide.] Slipping;
sliding; gliding. [R.]
||La"bi*a (?), n. pl. See Labium.
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La"bi*al (?), a. [LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F. labial. See
Lip.] 1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.