PAPILIONACEOUS


Meaning of PAPILIONACEOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˌpi-lē-ə-ˈnā-shəs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin papilion-, papilio butterfly — more at pavilion

Date: 1668

: having a corolla (as in the bean or pea) with usually five petals that include a large upper petal enclosing two lateral wings and a lower carina of two united petals

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.