papilionaceous (English, adj)
expansion: papilionaceous (comparative more papilionaceous, superlative most papilionaceous)
Senses:
glosses: Pertaining to a butterfly or butterflies.
tags: obsolete
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: Having a corolla in the form of a butterfly, with prominent wing-like petals; (generally) pertaining to the Faboidea (Papilionoidea) family of plants.
glosses: Like a butterfly; showy; capricious.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: more papilionaceous
tags: comparative
form: most papilionaceous
tags: superlative