papilionaceous

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pa·pil·i·o·na·ceous

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(pə-pĭl'ē-ə-nā'shəs) pronunciation

adj.
Having a bilaterally symmetrical corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, characteristic of most plants of the pea family.

[Latin pāpiliō, pāpiliōn-, butterfly; see pavilion + -ACEOUS.]

papilionaceous

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1) resembling the butterfly
Bot. 2a) having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea b) belonging to the suborder of leguminous plants which includes the bean, pea, vetch and clover

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