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1. (adj.) papilionaceous
having an irregular corolla shaped like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
Etymology: (1660–70; < L pāpiliōn- (s. of pāpiliō) butterfly + -aceous)
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1. (adj) papilionaceous
resembling the butterfly
2. (adj) papilionaceous
having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea
3. (adj) papilionaceous
belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants (Papilionaceae) which includes the bean, pea, vetch, clover, and locust
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