labium

1. (plural-normally) A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.
2. The lip of a labiate corolla.
3. A lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.
4. A lower mouthpart of an insect that is formed by the second pair of maxillae united in the middle line.
5. The lip against which pressured air is driven to produce sound in a recorder and in a pipe organ with flue pipes.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈleɪ.bi.əm/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin labium (“a lip”). Doublet of lip.

Synonyms

lip

labia

Translations

lèvre

labio

dudak

Schamlippe

warga

lábio

labbro

schaamlip

labium

χείλος αιδοίου

lèvre de la vulve

Lippe

χείλος

lip

labium