Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the Caryophyllaceæ: especially applied to flowers having five petals with long claws in a tubular calyx. Also
caryophyllous , caryophylleous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having corollas of five petals with long claws inclosed in a tubular, calyx, as the pink.
- adjective Belonging to the family of which the pink and the carnation are the types.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Of or pertaining to the
pinks (of familyCaryophyllaceae ), especially describing plants that have their distinctivecorollas
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or pertaining to plants of the family Caryophyllaceae
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word caryophyllaceous.
Examples
-
Corsica is said to be famous for its orchids, verbenas, and cotyledinous and caryophyllaceous plants; but I only speak of what I saw, and these were out of season.
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Thomas Forester
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.