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Papilionaceous
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Resembling the butterfly.
2. Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea.
3. Belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants (Papilionaceæ) which includes the bean, pea, vetch, clover, and locust.