Meaning of CARYOPHYLLIDAE
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| Definition: | | [n] a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free-central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder |
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| Synonyms: | | subclass Caryophyllidae |
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| See Also: | | Caryophyllales, caryophylloid dicot family, caryophylloid dicot genus, Chenopodiales, class, class Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledones, class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida, Opuntiales, order Caryophyllales, order Opuntiales, order-Chenopodiales | |
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