Papilionaceous

[pә,piliә'neiʃәs]

(a.) Resembling the butterfly.

(a.) Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea.

(a.) Belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants (Papilionaceae) which includes the bean, pea, vetch, clover, and locust.

Editor: Noreen

a. Butterfly-shaped.

Checked by Jo

adj. (bot.) having a flower shaped somewhat like a butterfly as the bean pea &c.

Typist: Vern

Typist: Vern