vexillary

vexillary

6 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. Source: opted
2. Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers. Source: opted
3. n. A standard bearer. Source: opted
4. 1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. 2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers. Vexilary æstivation (Bot.), a mode of æstivation in which one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the other smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants. A standard bearer. Tennyson. Source: webster
5. A standard bearer. Tennyson. Source: adambom
6. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers. n. A standard bearer. Source: ecdict

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