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papilionaceous
[ puh-pil-ee-uh-ney-shuhs ]
adjective
, Botany.
- having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- belonging to the family Papilionaceae (Fabaceae), that is often included as part of the Leguminosae.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of papilionaceous1
1660–70; < Latin pāpiliōn- (stem of pāpiliō ) butterfly + -aceous
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Example Sentences
Astragalus, a genus of papilionaceous plants, herbaceous or shrubby, and often spiny.
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We now pass to the large order of Leguminous plants, characterised by their stipuled leaves, and irregular papilionaceous flowers.
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Papilionaceous flowers are almost dead floorers to me, and I cannot experimentise, as castration alone often produces sterility.
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It does not belong to the solanaceous, but to the papilionaceous or pea family, and its flowers have a delightful fragrance.
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A central dorsal ridge, like the keel of a boat; the two anterior united petals of a papilionaceous flower.
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