Labile--apt to change. In chemistry, "labile" describes a substance capable of changing state or becoming inactive when subjected to heat or radiation.
Labial--pertaining to the lips.
In a certain someone's odd little poem, I believe this phrase was intended to describe the behavior of carnivorous plants (like Venus Flytraps)--i.e., plants with "mouths" that turn into "stomachs," or "labile labials."
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who is the certain someone? is this someone I should know? I always wanted to have a Venus Flytrap around to see it work. I suppose I'd have to catch flies to feed it. :)
ReplyDeletethat would be me. did you see the poem about K&C at the pond? I was trying to explain its problems....
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