labellum

labellum
\\ləˈbeləm\ noun (plural labella \\-lə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small lip, diminutive of labrum lip — more at lip
1. : the median membrane of the corolla of an orchid often differing markedly from the other two petals in shape and size, occasionally spurred, and while morphologically inner becoming by torsion of the ovary the outer or lower member
2.
a. : a prolongation of the labrum of various beetles and true bugs that covers the basal part of the rostrum
b. : either of a pair of sensitive fleshy lobes in two-winged flies that terminate the proboscis sheath and consist of the expanded end of the elongated labium

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  • Labellum — La*bel lum (l[.a]*b[e^]l l[u^]m), n.; pl. L. {Labella} (l[.a]*b[e^]l l[.a]), E. {Labellums} (l[.a]*b[e^]l l[u^]mz). [L., dim. of labrum lip.] 1. (Bot.) The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Labellum — Labellum, 1) Lippchen, eine kurze breite lappenartige Verlängerung an Blüthentheilen, z.B. an den beiden kappenförmigen Blumenblättern bei Aconitum u. an der dicken Narbe von Viola tricolor u. V. lutea; 2) die Honiglippe der Orchideen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • labellum — [lə bel′əm] n. pl. labella [lə bel′ə] [ModL < L, dim. of labrum, lip, akin to labium: see LIP] the lowest of the three petals forming the corolla of an orchid, usually larger than the other two petals, and often spurred …   English World dictionary

  • Labellum — L = Labellum P = Petalen S = Sepalen Labellum einer Phalaenopsis Als Labellum (pl. Labella, vom …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Labellum — The labellum (or Lip) is part of an Orchid, Canna or other less known flower that serves to attract insects that pollinate the flower, and acts as a landing platform for those insects.The labellum is a modified petal and can be distinguished from …   Wikipedia

  • Labellum — La|bel|lum das; s, ...llen <aus lat. labellum »kleine Lippe«, Verkleinerungsform von labrum, vgl. ↑Labrum>: 1. das durch Größe u. Zeichnung auffallende ↑mediane Blütenblatt von Orchideen u. Ingwergewächsen (Bot.). 2. a) bei Bienen u.… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • LABELLUM, s. LAVELLUM vulgo Lavello — urbec. Basilicatae, Episcopal. sub Archiep. Barensi, 3. mill. ab Aufido fluv. inter Melphim ad Occ. et Minervinum ad Ort. 12. mill. a Canusio in limita Capitanatae. Varia hîc reperiuntur antiquitatis vestigta …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • labellum — noun (plural labella) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of labrum lip more at lip Date: 1830 1. the median and usually most morphologically distinct member of the corolla of an orchid 2. a terminal part of the labium or labrum of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Labellum — Labelle (botanique) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Labelle. Disposition des pétales (P), sépales (S) et labelle (L) d une fleur d orchidée …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Labellum — …   Википедия

  • labellum — n.; pl. la [L. dim. labrum, lip] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) One of variously expanded apexes of the labium; the bouton or flabellum of bees …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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