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Noun: Papilionaceae
  1. Leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
    - family Papilionacea

Type of: rosid dicot family

Part of: Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family

Encyclopedia: Papilionaceae