Ringent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ringent \Rin"gent\, a. [L. ringens, -entis, p. pr. of ringi to
     open wide the mouth: cf. F. ringent.] (Bot.)
     Having the lips widely separated and gaping like an open
     mouth; as a ringent bilabiate corolla.
     [1913 Webster]