HyperDic: family_caryophyllaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Caryophyllaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Caryophyllaceae, Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink familylarge family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
English > family Caryophyllaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes).
SynonymsCaryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink family
Member ofCaryophyllales, order Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order-Chenopodialescorresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae
MembersAgrostemma, genus AgrostemmaA caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles
Arenaria, genus Arenariasandworts / sandworts / sandworts
Cerastium, genus Cerastiummouse-eared chickweed
Dianthus, genus Dianthuscarnations and pinks
Gypsophila, genus GypsophilaMediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers
Hernaria, genus Hernarialow-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves
Illecebrum, genus IllecebrumOne species
Minuartia, genus MinuartiaMostly perennial herbs of northern hemisphere often with mat-forming habit
Moehringia, genus Moehringialow-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and Arctic northern hemisphere
Paronychia, genus Paronychialow-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants
Petrocoptis, genus Petrocoptisperennial tussock-forming rock plants
Sagina, genus Saginasmall low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions
Saponaria, genus SaponariaMostly perennial Old World herbs
Scleranthus, genus Scleranthussmall genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals
Spergula, genus Spergulasmall genus of Old World annual herbs
Spergularia, genus Spergulariachiefly maritime Eurasian herbs
Stellaria, genus Stellariacommon chickweed
Vaccaria, genus VaccariaCow-cockles
caryophyllaceous plantA plant of the family Caryophyllaceae
genus DrypisOne species
genus Lychnisgenus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene
genus Silenelarge widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors
Broadercaryophylloid dicot familyfamily of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
Spanishcariofiláceas
Catalancariofil·làcia, cariofil·làcies, Caryophyllaceae

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