(a.) Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea.
(a.) Belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants (Papilionaceae) which includes the bean, pea, vetch, clover, and locust.
Example Sentences:
(1) Since the corpora sesamoidea have been identified as capsular bodies, however, originating in or in connection with a synovial capsule, there remained only one laryngeal cartilage which appeared to fulfill all the criteria of sesamoid cartilage, namely the papilionaceous cartilage found in all alar species from Monotremata to Carnivora, and which comparative anatomists term proarytaenoid cartilage.
Vexillum
Definition:
(n.) A flag or standard.
(n.) A company of troops serving under one standard.
(n.) A banner.
(n.) The sign of the cross.
(n.) The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the standard.
(n.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane.
Example Sentences:
(1) Small (less than 10 mm) consecutive sections of the byssal threads of Mytilus edulis, M. californianus, Geukensia demissa, Atrina vexillum, and A. rigida were analyzed by amino acid analysis to determine if chemical composition remains constant as a function of location in thread segments.