Definition of "labiatae" [labiatae]

• A 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; rosemary (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "To know fully the mentha family of plants, he must know both the characteristic qualities of the family and also those of the larger genus labiatae."