1) Petal
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Latin, meaning: a little lip / a small washing vessel.
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lip; one of three or five petals which is (usually) different from the others, e.g. in Orchidaceae and Stylidiaceae.
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Labellum (plural: labella) is the Latin diminutive of labium, meaning lip. These are anatomical terms used descriptively in biology: ...
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[botany] In botany, the labellum (or Lip) is part of an orchid, Canna, or other less known flower that serves to attract insects that pollinate the flower, and acts as a landing platform for those insects. Labellum (plural: labella) is the Latin diminutive of labium, meaning lip. The labellum is a modified petal and can be distinguished fro...
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[insect anatomy] In entomology, the term labellum has been applied variously and in partly contradictory ways. One usage is in referring to a prolongation of the labrum that covers the base of the rostrum in certain Coleoptera and Hemiptera. In contrast, the commonest current use of the term is in the anatomy of the mouthparts of Diptera, p...
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the usually modified, adaxial, inner perianth segment of the orchid flower which by torsion of the ovary is usually abaxial
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a very distinct lip like petal on orchids
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• (n.) A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects. • (n.) The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.
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A lip; in orchids and gingers the highly modified ventral petal that is primarily involved in pollination.
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The third petal of an orchid flower, modified by evolution into a lip often used as an attractive landing platform for pollinators.
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The expanded tip of the labium, used by many flies to mop up surface fluids.
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A lip, in orchids, the distinctive median petal that serves as an alighting platform for pollinating insects. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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La·bel'lum (lȧ*bĕl'lŭm)
noun ;
plural Latin
Labella (- lȧ), English
Labellums (-lŭmz). [ Latin , dim. of
labrum lip.]
1. (Botany) The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curio...
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Lip, particularly the lip of orchids.
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a very distinct lip like petal on orchids
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In botany, the labellum is the part of the corolla of certain plants, especially orchids, that forms a distinct, often lobed, lip.
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labellum 1. A small lip-like part, such as the tip of the proboscis of various insects, used for lapping up liquids. 2. A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects.
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Lower petal of an orchid flower; it is a different shape from the two lateral petals and gives the orchid its characteristic appearance. The labellum is more elaborate and usually larger than the other petals. It often has distinctive patterning to encourage pollination by insects; sometimes it is extended backwards to form a hollow spur co...
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a little lip / a small washing vessel.
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