caryophyllidae
1. [ noun ] (biology,botany) a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free-central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder
Synonyms: subclass_Caryophyllidae
Related terms: class Dicotyledones Caryophyllales caryophylloid_dicot_genus Opuntiales caryophylloid_dicot_family
Similar spelling:   Caryophyllaceae
  Caryophyllales
  caryophyllaceous