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labellum

N กลีบ  ริมฝีปาก 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LABELLUM

La *bel "lum, n.; pl. L. Labella, E. Labellums. Etym: [L., dim. of labrum lip. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum of certain insects.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

labellum

la bel lum |ləˈbeləm ləˈbɛləm | ▶noun ( pl. labella |-ˈbelə | ) 1 Entomology each of a pair of lobes at the tip of the proboscis in some insects. 2 Botany a central petal at the base of an orchid flower, typically larger than the other petals and of a different shape. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of labrum ‘lip. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

labellum

labellum |ləˈbɛləm | ▶noun ( pl. labella |-lə | ) 1 Entomology each of a pair of lobes at the tip of the proboscis in some insects. 2 Botany a central petal at the base of an orchid flower, typically larger than the other petals and of a different shape. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of labrum ‘lip ’.