CARYOPHYLLACEOUS

Car `y *o *phyl *la "ceous, a. Etym: [Gr. (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.

caryophyllaceous

car y o phyl la ceous |ˌkarēōfəˈlāSHəs ˌkɛrioʊfəˈleɪʃəs | ▶adjective Botany of, relating to, or denoting plants of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Caryophyllaceae (plural ), based on Greek karuophullon ‘clove pink, ’ + -ous .

caryophyllaceous

caryophyllaceous |ˌkarɪə (ʊ )fɪˈleɪʃəs | ▶adjective Botany relating to or denoting plants of the pink family (Caryophyllaceae ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Caryophyllaceae (plural ), based on Greek karuophullon ‘clove pink ’, + -ous .