papilionaceousadj.

Brit.

/pəˌpɪlɪəˈneɪʃəs/, U.S.

/pəˌpɪliəˈneɪʃəs/

Forms: 1600s papillionaceous, 1600s– papilionaceous, 1700s papilionatious, 1800s papillonaceous (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin papilionaceus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin and scientific Latin papilionaceus (1561 in botany; 1778 as a specific name; < classical Latin pāpiliōn- , pāpiliō papilio n. + -āceus : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. In sense 2 influenced by post-classical Latin Papilionaceae (J. Ray 1682). Compare French papilionacé (1730 in mouche papilionacé; 1747 as noun and adjective in spec. botanical use).With the form papilionatious compare -tious suffix.

†a. Of or relating to a butterfly or butterflies; of the nature of a butterfly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > of or relating to butterflies

papilionaceous1668

psyche1820

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. v. §2. 126 Papilionaceous Fly.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xiii. 235 A good, though very brief Description of the Papilionaceous Fly.

1771 Gentleman's Mag. 41 401 He takes pleasure to impale for days and weeks the papilionaceous race with corking pins.

1837 T. Hook Jack Brag III. iii. 110 Psyche,..the lovely lively lady with the papilionaceous wings.

b. figurative. Suggestive of a butterfly; showy; frivolous; capricious; erratic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective]

lightlyeOE

lightOE

lightsomea1425

flying1509

light-minded?1529

tickle or light of the sear?1530

giddya1547

light-headed1549

gidded1563

giddish1566

fling-brained1570

tickle-headed1583

toyish1584

shallow1594

leger1598

corky1601

barmy1602

airy1609

unfirma1616

unballast1622

cork-brained1630

unballasted1644

kickshawa1655

unserious1655

unstudious1663

flirtishc1665

caper-witteda1670

shatter-headedc1686

corky-brained1699

flea-lugged1724

halokit1724

shatter-brained1727

scattered-brained1747

shatter-witted1775

flippant1791

butterfly-brained1796

scatter-brained1804

gossamer1806

shandy-pated1806

shattery1820

barmy-brained1823

papilionaceous1832

flirtatious1834

flirty1840

Micawberish1859

scatterheaded1867

flibberty-gibberty1879

thistledown1897

shatter-pated1901

trivial-minded1905

scattery1924

fizgig1928

ditzy1979

1832 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. May 405/1 A bright papilionaceous creature.

1875 M. E. Braddon Hostages to Fortune I. i. 37 The women he has admired hitherto belong to the papilionaceous tribe.

1955 20th Cent. Sept. 287 [Ray Bradbury's] great lay reputation is due chiefly to his papilionaceous prose.

2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 3 Apr. 37 Ali G was a glorious, comedic butterfly, but it's my sad duty to report that his exquisitely papilionaceous character is currently being broken upon a wheel.

2. Botany. Of a plant or flower: having a corolla arranged in a form resembling a butterfly (as in many leguminous plants such as sweet pea, vetch, broom, etc.), i.e. with a large erect upper petal or standard, two lateral petals or wings, and two narrow lower petals between these fused to form a keel; denoting such a corolla. Also: of or relating to the former family Papilionaceae comprising such plants.The family Papilionaceae later became the leguminous subfamily Papilionoideae and is now represented by the family Fabaceae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having particular shape, form, or arrangement

papilionaceous1668

umbellated1682

fistulous1690

umbelliferous1753

umbellate1760

butterfly-shaped1763

starry-eyed1793

umbelled1793

agglomerate1849

macrostylous1857

mesostylous1887

umbelliform1891

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. iv. §5. 96 Herbs..Papillionaceous; the flower having some resemblance to a Butterfly, as the blooms of Pease or Beans, &c.

1714 Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 216 From the Bosom of its Leaves..come small, five petal'd yellowish Flowers like other lyciums, and not a Papilionaceous one as Dr Pluknet first asserted.

1767 W. Harte Eulogius in Amaranth 169 (note) All leguminous plants are, as the Learned say, papilionaceous, or bear butterflied flowers.

1835 R. Mant Brit. Months 280 Flax in blossom. Potatoes, Hops. Beans, Vetches, Peas: their papilionaceous forms.

1876 C. Darwin Effects Cross & Self Fertilisation Veg. Kingdom i. 5 Papilionaceous flowers..offer innumerable curious adaptations for cross-fertilisation.

1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants xviii. 238 The butterfly-shaped (papilionaceous) corolla of the British Leguminosæ.

1978 Nature 7 Sept. 55/1 This role of the stigma in actively regulating the breeding system may possibly apply to other bee-pollinated papilionaceous species.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	papilionaceous
释义	papilionaceousadj. Brit. /pəˌpɪlɪəˈneɪʃəs/, U.S. /pəˌpɪliəˈneɪʃəs/ Forms: 1600s papillionaceous, 1600s– papilionaceous, 1700s papilionatious, 1800s papillonaceous (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin papilionaceus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin and scientific Latin papilionaceus (1561 in botany; 1778 as a specific name; < classical Latin pāpiliōn- , pāpiliō papilio n. + -āceus : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. In sense 2 influenced by post-classical Latin Papilionaceae (J. Ray 1682). Compare French papilionacé (1730 in mouche papilionacé; 1747 as noun and adjective in spec. botanical use).With the form papilionatious compare -tious suffix. 1. †a. Of or relating to a butterfly or butterflies; of the nature of a butterfly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > of or relating to butterflies papilionaceous1668 psyche1820 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. v. §2. 126 Papilionaceous Fly. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. xiii. 235 A good, though very brief Description of the Papilionaceous Fly. 1771 Gentleman's Mag. 41 401 He takes pleasure to impale for days and weeks the papilionaceous race with corking pins. 1837 T. Hook Jack Brag III. iii. 110 Psyche,..the lovely lively lady with the papilionaceous wings. b. figurative. Suggestive of a butterfly; showy; frivolous; capricious; erratic. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [adjective] lightlyeOE lightOE lightsomea1425 flying1509 light-minded?1529 tickle or light of the sear?1530 giddya1547 light-headed1549 gidded1563 giddish1566 fling-brained1570 tickle-headed1583 toyish1584 shallow1594 leger1598 corky1601 barmy1602 airy1609 unfirma1616 unballast1622 cork-brained1630 unballasted1644 kickshawa1655 unserious1655 unstudious1663 flirtishc1665 caper-witteda1670 shatter-headedc1686 corky-brained1699 flea-lugged1724 halokit1724 shatter-brained1727 scattered-brained1747 shatter-witted1775 flippant1791 butterfly-brained1796 scatter-brained1804 gossamer1806 shandy-pated1806 shattery1820 barmy-brained1823 papilionaceous1832 flirtatious1834 flirty1840 Micawberish1859 scatterheaded1867 flibberty-gibberty1879 thistledown1897 shatter-pated1901 trivial-minded1905 scattery1924 fizgig1928 ditzy1979 1832 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. May 405/1 A bright papilionaceous creature. 1875 M. E. Braddon Hostages to Fortune I. i. 37 The women he has admired hitherto belong to the papilionaceous tribe. 1955 20th Cent. Sept. 287 [Ray Bradbury's] great lay reputation is due chiefly to his papilionaceous prose. 2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 3 Apr. 37 Ali G was a glorious, comedic butterfly, but it's my sad duty to report that his exquisitely papilionaceous character is currently being broken upon a wheel. 2. Botany. Of a plant or flower: having a corolla arranged in a form resembling a butterfly (as in many leguminous plants such as sweet pea, vetch, broom, etc.), i.e. with a large erect upper petal or standard, two lateral petals or wings, and two narrow lower petals between these fused to form a keel; denoting such a corolla. Also: of or relating to the former family Papilionaceae comprising such plants.The family Papilionaceae later became the leguminous subfamily Papilionoideae and is now represented by the family Fabaceae. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having particular shape, form, or arrangement papilionaceous1668 umbellated1682 fistulous1690 umbelliferous1753 umbellate1760 butterfly-shaped1763 starry-eyed1793 umbelled1793 agglomerate1849 macrostylous1857 mesostylous1887 umbelliform1891 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. iv. §5. 96 Herbs..Papillionaceous; the flower having some resemblance to a Butterfly, as the blooms of Pease or Beans, &c. 1714 Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 216 From the Bosom of its Leaves..come small, five petal'd yellowish Flowers like other lyciums, and not a Papilionaceous one as Dr Pluknet first asserted. 1767 W. Harte Eulogius in Amaranth 169 (note) All leguminous plants are, as the Learned say, papilionaceous, or bear butterflied flowers. 1835 R. Mant Brit. Months 280 Flax in blossom. Potatoes, Hops. Beans, Vetches, Peas: their papilionaceous forms. 1876 C. Darwin Effects Cross & Self Fertilisation Veg. Kingdom i. 5 Papilionaceous flowers..offer innumerable curious adaptations for cross-fertilisation. 1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants xviii. 238 The butterfly-shaped (papilionaceous) corolla of the British Leguminosæ. 1978 Nature 7 Sept. 55/1 This role of the stigma in actively regulating the breeding system may possibly apply to other bee-pollinated papilionaceous species. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1668
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