labium

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈleɪbɪəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lā′bē əm)

Inflections of 'labium' (n): npl: labia

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
la•bi•um  (lā′bē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bi•a 
    (-bē ə).USA pronunciation 
  1. a lip or liplike part.
  2. Anatomy
    • a lip or lip-shaped structure or part.
    • any of the folds of skin bordering the vulva.
  3. Botanythe lower lip of a bilabiate corolla.
  4. Insects[Entomol.]the posterior, unpaired member of the mouthparts of an insect, formed by the united second maxillae.
  • Latin: lip, akin to lambere to lick, lap3. See labrum1, lip
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
labium /ˈleɪbɪəm/ n ( pl -bia /-bɪə/)
  1. a lip or liplike structure
  2. any one of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva
Etymology: 16th Century: New Latin, from Latin: lip
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
la•bi•a  (lā′bē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anatomy, Botany, Insectspl. of labium. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
labia /ˈleɪbɪə/ n
  1. the plural of labium
'labium' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
labia - labial - labiate - labio- - lip - glossa - labia majora - labia minora - labrum - mentum - trophi

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