family Caryophyllaceae

family Caryophyllaceae
noun
large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
Derivationally related forms: ↑caryophyllaceous (for: ↑Caryophyllaceae)
Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family
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