papilionate

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adjective

Butterfly-like, with a corolla, as that of a pea.

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Meanings

adjectivepapilionate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyButterfly-like, with a corolla, as that of a pea.

Origin

From Latin pāpiliō(n) (“butterfly”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

papilionate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papilionate

MLA

“papilionate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papilionate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papilionate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papilionate.

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