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nouna large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemarytype of:
Definition that contains labiatae
- melissa a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
- genus melissa a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
- lepechinia a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae
- sphacele a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae
- genus monardella a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States
- monardella a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States
- asteridae a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder
- subclass asteridae a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder
- genus origanum a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae
- order polemoniales Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales