Definitions For Papilionaceous

Adjective

(obsolete) Pertaining to a butterfly or butterflies. 17th–19th c. (botany) Having a corolla in the form of a butterfly, with prominent wing-like petals; {{i, generally}} pertaining to the faboidea (papilionoidea) family of plants. from 17th c. (figurative) Like a butterfly; showy; capricious. from 19th c.

Etymology

from {{der + en + la-new + papilionaceus}} (from {{der + en + la + pāpiliō + + butterfly}}) + ous. in scientific sense, after papilionaceae (family name).

Is Papilionaceous a Scrabble Word?

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20
Words with Friends
26

The word Papilionaceous is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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