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PAPILIONACEOUS PLANTS

\pˌapɪlɪənˈe͡ɪʃəs plˈants], \pˌapɪlɪənˈe‍ɪʃəs plˈants], \p_ˌa_p_ɪ_l_ɪ__ə_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_s p_l_ˈa_n_t_s]\

Definitions of PAPILIONACEOUS PLANTS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[L.] (Bot.) Those leguminous plants which have the pea-like, five-petalled flower, i.e. vexillum, standard, the large P. at the back ; alae, wings ; and carina, keel, which is made up of two petals, generally united by their lower edges.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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