unilabiateadj.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > of the lip > having one lip
unilabiate1826
the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having a lip
labiate1706
two-lipped1787
unilabiate1826
fiddle-lipped1836
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 38 Some spiracles, however, are unilabiate, or have only one lip.
1847 J. F. Royle Man. Materia Med. 614 Corolla with outer limb 3-parted, the interior unilabiate.
Derivatives
uniˈlabiated adj.
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1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) II Unilabiated, having but one lip, spoken of flowers. [Hence in Ash (1775), etc.]
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adj.1731