three-lipped
- adjective
- Specialized
- The orchid is easily recognized by its three-lipped blossoms.
Examples
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Some tropical plants produce three-lipped petals that help attract pollinators.
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The three-lipped flower caught my attention in the garden.
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Botanists noted the unique three-lipped structure of the flower's corolla.
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Is that a three-lipped orchid?
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Some tropical plants produce three-lipped petals that help attract pollinators.
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Botanists noted the unique three-lipped structure of the flower's corolla.
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The orchid is easily recognized by its three-lipped blossoms.
Synonyms
Something that has three rounded parts
Having three rounded parts that stick out, like some leaves or arches
It has three separate rounded parts like some leaves
Having three separate parts like a maple leaf
A leaf or plant part divided into three separate sections
How Many Lips
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Morphology
Etymology
Three-lipped joins three ('three') with lipped, from lip ('the edge of a mouth' or a lip-like part). Imagine a flower with three small 'lips' or petal flaps—so three-lipped simply means 'having three lip-like parts'.