Definitions of Caryophyllaceae
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large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
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synonyms:
carnation family, family Caryophyllaceae, pink family
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type of:
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caryophylloid dicot family
family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
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caryophylloid dicot family
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