different between showy vs labellum

English

Etymology

show +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????.i/
• Rhymes: -??i
• Homophone: showie

Adjective

showy (comparative showier, superlative showiest)

1. (sometimes derogatory) Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye
2. Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.

   showy flowers

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:gaudy

Hyponyms

• slutty

Derived terms

• showiness

Translations

Anagrams

• Whyos

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