Caryophyllidae

Definition of Caryophyllidae

n.1.a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free-central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); it contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; it corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; it is sometimes classified as a superorder.

Related Words

Caryophyllales, caryophylloid dicot family, caryophylloid dicot genus, Chenopodiales, class, class Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledones, class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida, Opuntiales, order Caryophyllales, order Opuntiales, order-Chenopodiales, subclass Caryophyllidae
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Caruncular
Carunculate
Carus
Carvacrol
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Carver
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Carvist
Carvol
Caryatic
Caryatid
Caryatides
Caryophyllaceous
Caryophyllales
-Caryophyllidae-
Caryophyllin
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Caryopsis
Casa
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Casal
Casanova
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Cascara buckthorn
Cascara sagrada
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Cascarilla bark
Cascarillin
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