papilionaceous

English

Etymology

In sense of plant family: Papilionaceae +‎ -ous

Adjective

papilionaceous (comparative more papilionaceous, superlative most papilionaceous)

  1. Having the form of a butterfly.
  2. (botany) Having corolla with two wings resembling those of a butterfly.
  3. (botany) Of, or pertaining to the Papilionaceae family of plants.
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