noun
leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
• Syn: ↑Papilionaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Leguminosae, ↑family Leguminosae, ↑Fabaceae, ↑family Fabaceae, ↑legume family, ↑pea family
Useful english dictionary. 2012.