Labium

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

  • Labium (botany), a modified petal in certain monocot flowers, which attracts insects for pollination
  • Labium (arthropod mouthpart), a mouthpart of arthropods (the lower "lip")
  • Labium (wasp), a genus of wasps in the subfamily Labeninae of the family Ichneumonidae
  • Labium (wind instrument), a part of wind instruments, such as the flue pipe or the recorder; see Recorder (musical instrument) § Basic sound production

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

  • Labia, a part of the vulva
  • Labia (earwig), a genus of earwigs in the family Labiidae
  • Fausta Labia (1870–1935), Italian operatic soprano
  • Maria Labia (1880–1912), Italian operatic soprano, sister of Fausta
  • Labia family, a noble family of Venice
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