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Papilio /pə-pilˈi-ō/ noun- The swallowtailed butterfly genus, giving name to the family Papilionidae /-onˈi-dē/, in which all six legs are fully developed in both sexes
- (without cap; pl papilˈios) a butterfly of this genus
ORIGIN: L pāpiliō, -ōnis butterfly papilionāˈceous adjective - Of butterflies
- Butterfly-like
- Of a form of corolla somewhat butterfly-like, with a large posterior petal (vexillum), two side petals or wings (alae), and two anterior petals forming a keel (carina)
- Of the Papilionāˈceae, a family of Leguminosae characterized by such a corolla, including pea, bean, clover, gorse, laburnum, etc
ala /āˈlə/ noun (pl alae /āˈlē/)- A membranous outgrowth on a fruit (botany)
- A side petal in the pea family (botany)
- A large side sepal in the milkworts (botany)
- A leafy expansion running down the stem from a leaf (botany)
- Any flat winglike process, esp of bone (zoology)
ORIGIN: L āla wing āˈlar or āˈlary adjective Relating to a wing āˈlate or āˈlated adjective Winged, having an ala |