The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
caryophyllaceous — /kar ee oh feuh lay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, the pink family of plants. Cf. pink family. [1825 35; < NL Caryophyllace(ae) the family (Caryophyll(us) a genus < Gk karyóphyllon clove tree (see CARYO , PHYLL) + ACEAE) + OUS] * … Universalium
caryophyllaceous — adjective Of or pertaining to the pinks (of family Caryophyllaceae), especially describing plants that have their distinctive corollas … Wiktionary
caryophyllaceous — car·y·o·phyl·la·ceous … English syllables
caryophyllaceous — /ˌkærioʊfəˈleɪʃəs/ (say .kareeohfuh layshuhs) adjective 1. belonging to the Caryophyllaceae or pink family of plants. 2. resembling the pink. {Greek karyophyllon clove tree + aceous} …
caryophyllaceous — adjective of or pertaining to plants of the family Caryophyllaceae • Pertains to noun: ↑Caryophyllaceae • Derivationally related forms: ↑Caryophyllaceae … Useful english dictionary
caryophyllaceous plant — noun a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑pink family … Useful english dictionary
carnation family — noun large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) • Syn: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑pink family • Derivationally related forms: ↑caryophyllaceous (for: ↑Caryophyllaceae) … Useful english dictionary
Caryophyllaceae — noun large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) • Syn: ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑pink family • Derivationally related forms: ↑caryophyllaceous • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Caryophyllaceae — noun large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) • Syn: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑pink family • Derivationally related forms: ↑caryophyllaceous (for: ↑Caryophyllaceae) … Useful english dictionary
pink family — noun large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) • Syn: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family • Derivationally related forms: ↑caryophyllaceous (for: ↑Caryophyllaceae) … Useful english dictionary
