 caryophyllaceae |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology,botany) large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) | |
| Synonyms: | carnation_family pink_family family_Caryophyllaceae | |
| Related terms: | caryophylloid_dicot_family Caryophyllales genus_Drypis Arenaria Agrostemma Vaccaria Petrocoptis Gypsophila Hernaria Illecebrum Minuartia genus_Lychnis Moehringia Paronychia Dianthus Sagina Saponaria Scleranthus genus_Silene Spergula Spergularia Stellaria Cerastium caryophyllaceous_plant | |
| Similar spelling: |
caryophyllaceous Caryophyllales Caryophyllidae |
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