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labellum(dictionary)

terai (iou) and labellum (iou)


terai (iou)



terai noun. L19.
[A belt of marshy jungle lying between the southern foothills of the Himalayas and the plains, from Hindi tarai marshy lowlands.]
In full terai hat. A wide-brimmed felt hat with a double-layered crown and a vent, worn by travellers etc. in subtropical regions.

labellum (iou)



labellum noun. . E19.
[Latin, dim. of labrum lip.]
Entomology. Either of a pair of lobes terminating the proboscis of certain insects. E19.
Botany. The lowest segment of the inner whorl of perianth segments of an orchid, usu. larger and different in shape from the remainder. M19.