Labiatae
plural noun
La·bi·a·tae
| \ ˌlābēˈāˌtē \
Definition of Labiatae
: a family of mostly aromatic herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees (order Polemoniales) distinguished especially by the four-lobed ovary which becomes four one-seeded nutlets in fruit — see mint
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