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papilionaceous
CIDE DICTIONARY
papilionaceous, a.
- Resembling the butterfly. [1913 Webster]
- Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
papilionaceous, adj. (of a plant) with a corolla like a butterfly.
Etymology
mod.L papilionaceus f. L papilio -onis butterfly
ROGET THESAURUS
papilionaceous
Symmetry
N symmetry, shapeliness, finish, beauty, proportion, eurythmy, uniformity, parallelism, bilateral symmetry, trilateral symmetry, multilateral symmetry, centrality, arborescence, branching, ramification, arbor vitae, symmetrical, shapely, well set, finished, beautiful, classic, chaste, severe, regular, uniform, balanced, equal, parallel, coextensive, arborescent, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, branching, ramous, ramose, filiciform, filicoid, subarborescent, papilionaceous, fuji-shaped, fujigata.For further exploring for "papilionaceous" in Webster Dictionary Online
