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Meaning of "labellum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LABELLUM

New Latin, diminutive of Latin labrum lip.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LABELLUM

labellum  [ləˈbɛləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LABELLUM

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Labellum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LABELLUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Labellum

Labellum is the Latin diminutive of labium, meaning lip. These are anatomical terms used descriptively in biology: ▪ Labellum, a part of a flower ▪ Labellum, a part of the mouth of an insect...

Definition of labellum in the English dictionary

The definition of labellum in the dictionary is the part of the corolla of certain plants, esp orchids, that forms a distinct, often lobed, lip. Other definition of labellum is a lobe at the tip of the proboscis of a fly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LABELLUM


antebellum
ˌæntɪˈbɛləm
capitellum
ˌkæpɪˈtɛləm
cerebellum
ˌsɛrɪˈbɛləm
clitellum
klɪˈtɛləm
cribellum
krɪˈbɛləm
flabellum
fləˈbɛləm
flagellum
fləˈdʒɛləm
haustellum
hɔːˈstɛləm
involucellum
ɪnˌvɒljʊˈsɛləm
pelham
ˈpɛləm
pellum
ˈpɛləm
phellem
ˈfɛləm
post-bellum
ˈpəʊstˈbɛləm
rostellum
rɒˈstɛləm
sacellum
səˈkɛləm
schellum
ˈskɛləm
scutellum
skjuːˈtɛləm
skellum
ˈskɛləm
skelm
ˈskɛləm
vellum
ˈvɛləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LABELLUM

labefactation
labefaction
label
labelable
labeler
labella
labellable
labellate
labelled
labeller
labelling
labellist
labelloid
labia
labia majora
labia minora
labial
labial pipe
labialisation
labialise

WORDS THAT END LIKE LABELLUM

aspergillum
blellum
bryophyllum
castellum
chillum
corallum
intervallum
Luguvallum
macallum
podophyllum
sensillum
spathiphyllum
spirillum
vallum
vexillum

Synonyms and antonyms of labellum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «labellum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LABELLUM

Find out the translation of labellum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of labellum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «labellum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

唇瓣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

labelo
570 millions of speakers

English

labellum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

labellum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

labellum
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

labellum
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

labelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

labellum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

labelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Labellum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lippe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

唇弁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

labellum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Labellum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

labellum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிற்றுதடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेबेलम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

labellum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

labello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

labellum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

labellum
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

labellum
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

labellum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

labellum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

labellum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

labellum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of labellum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LABELLUM»

The term «labellum» is normally little used and occupies the 134.959 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LABELLUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «labellum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «labellum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about labellum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LABELLUM»

Discover the use of labellum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to labellum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flora of New South Wales
8 Cilia confined to labellum margins. 9 Flowers 2-3 mm across; labellum cilia 0.1- 0.2 mm long 8 G. nudum 9* Flowers 4-6 mm across; labellum cilia >0.5 mm long. 10 Flowers wholly purple to purplish black. 11 Labellum c. 2 mm long and 1.3 ...
Gwen J. Harden, 1993
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First Additional Supplement to Loudon's Encyclopaedia of ...
ГоЫ. cucul. dentlcu. with & crests in the disk, Spur emarginate 17934 Caulescent, Lvs. obi. lanceol. acute glauc. beneath, Sepals and petals obi. lanceol. acute nearly equal, Labellum 17935 The only species 17936 Pseudo-bulbs obi. 2- edged ...
John Claudius Loudon, W. H. Baxter, George Don, 1841
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An encyclopædia of plants;: comprising the description, ...
Petals s one fleshy serrated 17937 Pseudo-bulbs obi. lobe flattish [obi. cucul. dentlcu. with 5 crests in the disk, Spur emarginatc leath, Sepals and petals obi. lanceol. acute nearly equal, Labellum what rhomb, acute, Lateral lobes of labellum ...
John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, 1836
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Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae
Brachypeza (B. semiteretifolia) ○ Labellum with a basal spur or not spurred . . . . . . . . . . . .4 4. ... Leaves flat to curved in cross-section; labellum either not divided into two parts or, if divided into a hypochile and an epichile, the hypochile with a ...
Alec M. Pridgeon, Phillip J. Cribb, Mark W. Chase, 2014
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Flora of the British Isles
9 Fls green, often red-tinged; labellum narrowly oblong with parallel distal lobes. 13. Coeloglossum Fls not green; labellum with 3 or 5 ± spreading lobes. 10 10 Lvs unspotted; labellum 5-lobed; per. segs dark purplish-brown at first but ...
A.R. Clapham, E.F. Warburg, T.G. Tutin, 1965
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An Atlas of Orchid Pollination: European Orchids
According to Bates a gnat, after landing on hood or labellum, probes the surface with its proboscis. Then it grasps the dark-green appendage on the lip, which then suddenly flicks upwards and traps the gnat inside the transparent hood. After a ...
Nelis A. Van Der Cingel, 2001
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The Genera and Species of Orchideous Plants
Labellum petalis difforme Sepala et petala conformia. Labellum pla- 1 .. n num sœpiùs truneatum - - J 1U" UBEB0NIA- Sepala et petala conformia. Labellum medio 1 оч -, constrictum basi concavum - - J a' MES0CLASTES- Pollinia 4. Sepala ...
John Lindley, 1830
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Flora of the Sydney Region
15 Labellum red-brown brownish or black . ... Perianth green, with a dark brown to black labellum. Plants 15–40 cm high. ... D.L.Jones 19 Outside third of lateral sepals folded inwards, edges nearly touching beneath labellum. Flowers c.
Belinda Jane Pellow, Murray James Henwood, Roger Charles Carolin, 2009
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The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants. - London, ...
Labellum petalis difforme Sepala et petala conformia. Labellum planum sœpiîis truncatum - Sepala et petala conformia. Labellum medio constrictum basi concavum Pollinia 4. l0. Овввонм. }27. MnsocLAsTns. Sepala lateralia conuata.
John Lindley, 1840
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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern North America, ...
Labellum widest at tip (fig. 605g): column elongate (2-3 mm long); leaves 2, stem not swollen at base 9. Liparis 9. Labellum tapering to tip (fig. 606b); column very short; leaves solitary or, if 2 or more, then stem conspicuously swollen at base ...
Garrett E. Crow, C. Barre Hellquist, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LABELLUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term labellum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sexual deception in orchids
The labellum, the landing pad that makes the scent, only sees ultraviolet when the flower opens up. The plant doesn't waste any energy making ... «OUPblog, Jun 15»
2
EDDIE SEAGLE: Plants associated with the Easter season
#The Crucifix orchid's name comes from the shape of the labellum (lip of the flower) which resembles a small, gold cross. These orchids are ... «The Albany Herald, Mar 15»
3
'Moth Orchids'
And then stillness, the white fans glisten. day after day like sunlit snow. tinged with a greeny kiss. Intricate, curved labellum like bones. of a tiny ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
4
Orchids use sexual trickery to ensure efficiency in pollination
The role that scent plays is the most important aspect in getting the male pollinator to engage in pseudocopulation with the labellum or "lip" of ... «Digital Journal, Feb 15»
5
Three tricks orchids use to lure pollinating insects
Each flower has a landing platform called a labellum ("lip"), which is actually a modified petal. It is shaped like a hammer, hence the name. «BBC News, Feb 15»
6
Four Weird Ways Animals Sense the World
Photo of a fly. Flies have chemosensory hairs both on their labellum (think lips for insects) and their tarsi (the equivalent of feet). Photograph by ... «National Geographic, Nov 14»
7
Mother Nature knows best
Orchids all have a hanging lip, or labellum, to lure insect pollinators, often bees; many orchids have a scent formulated to lure pollinators. «The Australian, Nov 13»
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Neglected orchid forgives, forgets
All have a hanging lip, or labellum, to lure insect pollinators, often bees, and many have a scent formulated to attract pollinators. «The Australian, Oct 13»
9
Historical Novel Setting Inspired By St. Louis and Hannibal Missouri
John immediately moves his new bride away from her family in St. Louis to the remote Missouri town of Labellum, where he has purchased a ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 13»
10
Chelsea Flower Show: a hostage to his passions
Ophrys flowers are cleverly adapted for pollination because their labellum (lip) is bee-shaped, complete with hairy bumps and markings. «Financial Times, May 13»

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