Memidex - Caryophyllidae
Definition:
a subclass of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks), Aizoaceae, Amaranthaceae, Batidaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Cactaceae (order Opuntiales), Nyctaginaceae, and Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder
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plant noun
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Caryophyllidae*
(* Caryophyllidae may be used in a singular or plural context)
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