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vexillary
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vexillary, [Cf. F. vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.].
- Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers. [1913 Webster]
Vexilary æstivation (Bot.), a mode of æstivation in which one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the other smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants.
vexillary, n. [L. vexillarius: cf. F. vexillaire.].
A standard bearer. Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
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