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Labellum
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La-bel′lum
(lȧ-bĕl′lŭm)
, Noun.
pl. L.
Labella
(lȧ-bĕl′lȧ)
, E. Labellums
(lȧ-bĕl′lŭmz)
. [L., dim. of
labrum
lip.] 1.
(Bot.)
The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.
2.
(Zool.)
A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects.
Definition 2025
labellum
labellum
English
Noun
labellum (plural labella or labellums)
Showy Lady Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) has a pink labellum.
- The lower central petal of orchid flowers, usually developed to be showy and attract pollinators.
Synonyms
Translations
Translations
Latin
Etymology 1
From labrum (“lip”).
Noun
labellum n (genitive labellī); second declension
- a (little) lip
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | labellum | labella |
| genitive | labellī | labellōrum |
| dative | labellō | labellīs |
| accusative | labellum | labella |
| ablative | labellō | labellīs |
| vocative | labellum | labella |
Etymology 2
From lābrum (“basin”).
Noun
lābellum n (genitive lābellī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lābellum | lābella |
| genitive | lābellī | lābellōrum |
| dative | lābellō | lābellīs |
| accusative | lābellum | lābella |
| ablative | lābellō | lābellīs |
| vocative | lābellum | lābella |
References
- labellum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- labellum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- LABELLUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “labellum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.