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PAPILIONACEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
papilionaceous (comparative more papilionaceous, superlative most papilionaceous)
Having the form of a butterfly.
(botany) Having a corolla showing bilateral symmetry with prominent wing-like petals, as found in the Faboidea (Papilionoidea).
(botany, dated) Of or pertaining to the Fabaceae family of plants.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*pil`io*na"ceous, a.
1. Resembling the butterfly.
2. (Bot.) (a) Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea. (b) Belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants (Papilionaceæ) which includes the bean, pea, vetch, clover, and locust.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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