papilionaceous.
Pertaining to a butterfly or butterflies.
Meaning & usage
Pertaining to a butterfly or butterflies.
Having a corolla in the form of a butterfly, with prominent wing-like petals; (generally) pertaining to the Faboidea (Papilionoidea) family of plants.
Like a butterfly; showy; capricious.
Where this word comes from
From New Latin papilionaceus (from Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly”)) + -ous. In scientific sense, after Papilionaceae (family name).
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