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.


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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
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carved
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Carvol
Caryatic
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Caryatides
Caryophyllaceous
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllin
Caryophyllous
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Casa
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Casal
Casanova
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Cascalho
cascara
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Cascara sagrada
Cascarilla
Cascarilla bark
Cascarillin
Cascaron
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