family Papilionacea
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| Noun | 1. | family Papilionacea - leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae rosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plants Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae |
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