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Labellum (plural: labella) is the
Latin diminutive of labium,
meaning lip.
These are
anatomical terms used
descriptively in biology:
Labellum (botany)...
- In botany, the
labellum (or lip) is the part of the
flower of an
orchid or Canna, or
other less-known genera, that
serves to
attract insects,
which pollinate...
- In entomology, the term
labellum has been
applied variously and in
partly contradictory ways. One
usage is in
referring to a
elongation of the
labrum that...
- (zygomorphism), many
resupinate flowers, a
nearly always highly modified petal (
labellum),
fused stamens and carpels, and
extremely small seeds. All
orchids are...
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called petals, with the
lower petal often modified into a lip or
labellum. This
labellum is
usually larger and more
vividly colored than the
other petals...
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Euchromius labellum is a
species of moth in the
family Crambidae. It is
found in Kenya. The
length of the
forewings is 11–13 mm.
Adults are on wing in...
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spotted but then
usually they are
greenish or
brownish with a
contrasting labellum often white with
purple dots,
stains or
veins close to the base. The petals...
- A third,
modified petal, the
labellum, sits at the
bottom of the
column as a
landing pad for pollinators. The
labellum is trilobed, with two pronounced...
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unusual in that
though the
labellum is
usually below the
column in the orchids, in the
members of
Prosthechea the
labellum forms a "hood" over the column...
- egg-shaped to
almost square, 30–40
millimetres (1.2–1.6 in) long and wide. The
labellum is
white with
yellow and
reddish markings,
about 25
millimetres (0.98 in)...
