caryophyllaceous

adjective

Of or pertaining to the pinks (of family Caryophyllaceae), especially describing plants that have their distinctive corollas

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Meanings

adjectivecaryophyllaceous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the pinks (of family Caryophyllaceae), especially describing plants that have their distinctive corollas

Origin

Caryophyllaceae + -ous

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APA

caryophyllaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caryophyllaceous

MLA

“caryophyllaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caryophyllaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caryophyllaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caryophyllaceous.

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