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To labialize.

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  1. v. t. To labialize.
  2. a. Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and catnip.
  3. a. Belonging to a natural order of plants (Labiatae), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs.
  4. n. A plant of the order Labiatae.
  5. adj. having lips or parts that resemble lips
  6. To labialize. Brewer. (a) Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and catnip. (b) Belonging to a natural order of plants (Labiatæ), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs. A plant of the order Labiatæ.
  7. To labialize. Brewer.
  8. s. having lips or parts that resemble lips