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CARYOPHYLLACEOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to plants of the family Caryophyllaceae
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Caryophyllaceae (large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes))
Derivation:
Caryophyllaceae (large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes))