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See Labium.

Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.

The quality of being labial; as, the labialism of an articulation; conversion into a labial, as of a sound which is different in another language. J. Peile.

The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.

To modify by contraction of the lip opening.

In a labial manner; with, or by means of, the lips.

To labialize. Brewer.

Same as Labiate, a. (a).

Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon.

Having two lips, as the corols of certain flowers.

A dentilabial sound or letter.

Below the lower lip; -- said of certain scales of reptiles and fishes.

Having one lip only; as, a unilabiate corolla.

The sloth bear (Melursus labiatus) of India.

In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.

To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of, in the case of males, and the internal labia of, in the case of females.

The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females.

A small fold of membrane, connecting the labia in the posterior part of the vulva.

The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower.

A labiate plant (the Lycopus Europæus). Gypsies are said to stain their skin with its juice.