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labium

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labium /ˈleɪbiəm /
noun
(plural labia /ˈleɪbɪə/)
1 Entomology a fused mouthpart which forms the floor of the mouth of an insect.
2 Botany the lower lip of the flower of a plant of the mint family.
– ORIGIN late 16th century (in the general sense lip, liplike structure): from Latin, lip; related to labrum.