papilionaceous
/pəˌpɪlɪəˈneɪʃəs/adjective
- Botany of, relating to, or denoting leguminous plants of a group (subfamily Papilionoideae or family Papilionaceae) with flowers that resemble a butterfly【植】具蝶形花冠的, 蝶形的。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin Papilionaceae (plural), based on Latin papilio 'butterfly', + -OUS.