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family_caryophyllaceae
1.
[ noun ]
(biology,botany) large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
Synonyms:
carnation_family
pink_family
Caryophyllaceae
Related terms:
caryophylloid_dicot_family
Caryophyllales
genus_Drypis
Arenaria
Agrostemma
Vaccaria
Petrocoptis
Gypsophila
Hernaria
Illecebrum
Minuartia
genus_Lychnis
Moehringia
Paronychia
Dianthus
Sagina
Saponaria
Scleranthus
genus_Silene
Spergula
Spergularia
Stellaria
Cerastium
caryophyllaceous_plant
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family_Ceratophyllaceae
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family_Gigartinaceae
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