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Papilionoideae
Papilionoideae
Translingual
Proper noun
Papilionoideae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Leguminosae.. The circumscription of this group may vary with taxonomic viewpoint. It will be the same as that of:
- family Papilionaceae (when this group is treated at the rank of family)
- subfamily Faboideae in the family Fabaceae (when the name Fabaceae is used for the family, rather than Leguminosae).