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Caryophyllaceous

Caryophyllaceous Meaning & Definition
Caryophyllaceous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Caryophyllaceous?

[adj] of or pertaining to plants of the family Caryophyllaceae

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Caryophyllaceous In Webster's Dictionary

\Car`y*o*phyl*la"ceous\, a. [Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf.] (Bot.) (a) Having corollas of five petals with long claws inclosed in a tubular, calyx, as the pink. (b) Belonging to the family of which the pink and the carnation are the types.

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