Definition of Papilionaceous. Meaning of Papilionaceous. Synonyms of Papilionaceous

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Definition of Papilionaceous

Papilionaceous
Papilionaceous Pa*pil`io*na"ceous, a. 1. Resembling the butterfly. 2. (Bot.) (a) Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea. (b) Belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants (Papilionace[ae]) which includes the bean, pea, vetch, clover, and locust.

Meaning of Papilionaceous from wikipedia

- Papilionaceous flowers (from Latin: papilion, a butterfly) are flowers with the characteristic irregular and butterfly-like corolla found in many, though...
- Sti****s caducous. Flowers: April, May, before and with the leaves, papilionaceous. Perfect, rose color, borne four to eight together, in fascicles which...
- ant/formic, ape/simian, bear/ursine, bee/apian, bird/avian, butterfly/papilionaceous, carp/cyprine, cat/feline, chicken/gallinaceous, cod/gadoid, cow/bovine...
- In autumn they turn a bright clear yellow. Flowers: June. Perfect, papilionaceous, white, borne in drooping terminal panicles twelve to fourteen inches...
- Gonfalon Banner Vexilloid Vexillum (botany) – the large upper petal of a papilionaceous flower Vexillum (gastropod) – a genus of snails in the family Costellariidae...
- cod/gadoid, carp/cyprine, fish/piscine, gull/larine, wasp/vespine, butterfly/papilionaceous, worm/vermian, spider/arachnid, snake/anguine (or serpentine), tortoise...
- 9 in) long and 5–8 centimetres (2.0–3.1 in) wide. Adzuki flowers are papilionaceous and bright yellow. The inflorescence is an axillary false raceme consisting...
- The two papilionaceous leaflets are mirror images of one another, and are borne on a common petiole....
- tablelands, it is possible to find leguminous thorny plants of the papilionaceous suborder, such as camel-thorn (Hedysarum alhagi), Astragalus in several...
- Detail of the papilionaceous flower...