labium

1. Anatomy. Any of four folds of tissue of the female external genitalia.
2. Zoology.
   1. A liplike structure, such as that forming the floor of the mouth of certain invertebrates, especially insects.
   2. The inner margin of the opening of a gastropod shell.
3. Botany. One of the liplike divisions of a labiate corolla.

[Latin, lip.]

1. A lip or lip-shaped anatomical structure.
2. Any of four folds of tissue of the female external genitalia.

Pl. labia [L.] a fleshy border or edge; a lip.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva

Labium is the Latin word for lip. In English, it may refer to:

• Labium (genitalia), a part of the female external genitalia (singular of "labia" in human anatomy)
• Labium (insect), a mouthpart of insects (the lower "lip")
• Labium (genus), a genus of wasps in the family Ichneumonidae
• Labium (wind instrument), a part of wind instruments such as the recorder, see fipple

Labia is the plural of labium. It may refer to:

• Labia (genus), a genus of earwigs in the family Labiidae
• Labia (family), a noble family of Venice
• Labia, any lip or lip-like structure

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