PAPILIONACEOUS


Meaning of PAPILIONACEOUS in English

 ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāshəs adjective

Etymology: Latin papilion-, papilio + English -aceous

1. : resembling a butterfly ; specifically : irregular and suggestive of a butterfly in shape

the corolla of many leguminous plants is papilionaceous

2.

[New Latin Papilionaceae + English -ous ]

: of or relating to the family Leguminosae

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