Definition of papilionoideae Papilionoideae
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| papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae | ||
| subfamily Papilionoideae | ||
| 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 | ||
| genus amorpha American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hillsides | ||
| amphicarpa, amphicarpaea, genus amphicarpa, genus amphicarpaea very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut | ||
| anagyris, genus anagyris very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods | ||
| andira, genus andira small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa | ||
| anthyllis, genus anthyllis genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs | ||
| apios, genus apios twining perennial North American plants | ||
| aspalathus, genus aspalathus genus of South African heathlike shrubs | ||
| genus astragalus, astragalus large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae | ||
| baphia, genus baphia small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar | ||
| baptisia, genus baptisia genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod | ||
| butea, genus butea genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak | ||
| cajanus, genus cajanus erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions | ||
| canavalia, genus canavalia herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics | ||
| genus caragana large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees | ||
| castanospermum, genus castanospermum a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut | ||
| centrosema, genus centrosema a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers | ||
| cercis, genus cercis deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States | ||
| chamaecytisus, genus chamaecytisus small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus | ||
| chordospartium, genus chordospartium 2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered | ||
| chorizema, genus chorizema genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas | ||
| cicer, genus cicer chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs | ||
| cladrastis, genus cladrastis yellowwoods | ||
| genus clianthus genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines | ||
| clitoria, genus clitoria genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers | ||
| codariocalyx, genus codariocalyx used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium | ||
| colutea, genus colutea small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods | ||
| genus coronilla genus of Old World shrubs and herbs | ||
| genus crotalaria large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa | ||
| cyamopsis, genus cyamopsis small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia | ||
| cytisus, genus cytisus large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom | ||
| broom a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle | ||
| dalbergia, genus dalbergia large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers | ||
| dalea, genus dalea indigo bush | ||
| daviesia, genus daviesia genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods | ||
| genus derris genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines | ||
| desmanthus, genus desmanthus genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers | ||
| desmodium, genus desmodium beggarweed; tick trefoil | ||
| dipogon, genus dipogon one species: Australian pea | ||
| dolichos, genus dolichos genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma | ||
| genus erythrina genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers | ||
| galega, genus galega small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue | ||
| genus gastrolobium genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to livestock: poison bush | ||
| genista, genus genista chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom | ||
| genus geoffroea, geoffroea small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America | ||
| genus gliricidia small genus of low-branching profusely flowering trees of tropical America | ||
| genus glycine, glycine genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean | ||
| genus glycyrrhiza, glycyrrhiza sticky perennial Eurasian herbs | ||
| genus halimodendron, halimodendron one species: salt tree | ||
| genus hardenbergia, hardenbergia small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia | ||
| genus hedysarum, hedysarum genus of herbs of north temperate regions | ||
| genus hippocrepis, hippocrepis species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch | ||
| genus hovea genus of Australian evergreen shrubs | ||
| genus indigofera, indigofera genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes | ||
| genus jacksonia, jacksonia genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches | ||
| genus kennedia, genus kennedya, kennedia, kennedya genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers | ||
| genus lablab, lablab one species: hyacinth bean | ||
| genus laburnum, laburnum flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous | ||
| genus lathyrus, lathyrus genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea | ||
| genus lespedeza genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States | ||
| genus lens, lens a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images | ||
| genus lonchocarpus, lonchocarpus genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers | ||
| genus lotus, lotus white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians | ||
| genus lupinus, lupinus herbs or shrubs: lupin | ||
| genus macrotyloma, macrotyloma annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos | ||
| genus medicago, medicago a genus of herbs that resemble clover | ||
| genus millettia genus of trees and shrubs of the Old World tropics | ||
| genus mucuna, genus stizolobium, stizolobium genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters | ||
| genus myroxylon, myroxylon a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers | ||
| genus onobrychis, onobrychis genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods | ||
| genus ononis, ononis genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow | ||
| genus ormosia, ormosia genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood | ||
| genus oxytropis, oxytropis large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal | ||
| genus pachyrhizus, pachyrhizus small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots | ||
| genus parochetus, parochetus one species: shamrock pea | ||
| genus phaseolus, phaseolus herbs of warm regions including most American beans | ||
| genus pickeringia, pickeringia one species: chaparral pea | ||
| genus piscidia, piscidia genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons | ||
| genus pisum, pisum small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas | ||
| genus platylobium, platylobium small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs | ||
| genus platymiscium, platymiscium genus of tropical American trees: quira | ||
| genus podalyria, podalyria genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora | ||
| genus pongamia, pongamia one species: Indian beech | ||
| genus psophocarpus, psophocarpus species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs | ||
| genus psoralea, psoralea widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers | ||
| genus pterocarpus, pterocarpus genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods | ||
| genus pueraria, pueraria genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu | ||
| genus retama, retama small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista | ||
| genus robinia, robinia deciduous flowering trees and shrubs | ||
| genus sabinea, sabinea small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood | ||
| genus sesbania small genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or shrubs or trees | ||
| genus sophora, sophora cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria | ||
| genus spartium, spartium one species: Spanish broom | ||
| genus strongylodon, strongylodon genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines | ||
| genus templetonia, templetonia genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush | ||
| genus tephrosia, tephrosia genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas | ||
| genus thermopsis, thermopsis genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas | ||
| genus tipuana, tipuana one species: South American tree: tipu tree | ||
| genus trigonella, trigonella Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs | ||
| genus ulex, ulex genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse | ||
| genus vicia, vicia widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs | ||
| genus vigna, vigna genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus | ||
| genus viminaria, viminaria one species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak | ||
| genus virgilia, virgilia genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods | ||
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🔤- papilionoideae, noun, singular of papilionoideaes.
