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Caryophyllaceae

Definition:

a large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)

Class:

plant noun

Usage:

family | proper noun

Plural:

Caryophyllaceae*
(* Caryophyllaceae may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

caryophylloid dicot family » dicot family » family » taxonomic group

Member of:

Caryophyllales » Caryophyllidae » Dicotyledones » Angiospermae » Spermatophyta » Plantae

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

Agrostemma | Arenaria | caryophyllaceous plant | Cerastium | Dianthus | Drypis | Gypsophila | Hernaria | Illecebrum | Lychnis | Minuartia | Moehringia | Paronychia | Petrocoptis | Sagina | Saponaria | Scleranthus | Silene | Spergula | Spergularia | Stellaria | Vaccaria

Synonyms:

carnation family | pink family

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