CARYOPHYLLACEOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to plants of the family Caryophyllaceae

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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))

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