different between labellum vs orchid

English

Etymology

From Latin labellum (“small tub or basin”), diminutive of labrum (“basin, tub”), from lav? (“bathe”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /l??b?l.?m/

Noun

labellum (plural labella or labellums)

1. The lower central petal of a flower (especially an orchid), usually developed to be showy and attract pollinators.
2. (entomology) Part of the mouth of an insect, especially the sucking mouthparts of a fly.

Synonyms

• lip

Translations

Latin

Etymology 1

From labrum (“lip”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /la?bel.lum/, [??ä?b?l?????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /la?bel.lum/, [l??b?l?um]

Noun

labellum n (genitive labell?); second declension

1. a (little) lip

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Etymology 2

From l?brum (“basin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /la??bel.lum/, [??ä??b?l?????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /la?bel.lum/, [l??b?l?um]

Noun

l?bellum n (genitive l?bell?); second declension

1. a (small) bowl, basin

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

• ? English: labellum
• ? Italian: labello
• ? West Germanic: *labal (see there for further descendants)

References

• labellum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• labellum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• labellum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• labellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ????? (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”) (ostensibly from the shape of the roots). Supplanted Middle English ballockwort (literally “testicle plant”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???.k?d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???.k?d/

Noun

orchid (plural orchids)

1. A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th C.]
2. A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.

Translations

Adjective

orchid (not comparable)

1. (colour) having a light purple colour.

Translations

Related terms

• orchis

Derived terms

See also

References

Anagrams

• rhodic