Papilionaceae

Definitions of Papilionaceae
  1. noun
    leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
    synonyms: family Papilionacea
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    type of:
    rosid dicot family
    a family of dicotyledonous plants
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