Caryophyllidae (n)
subclass Caryophyllidae (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants)
def contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks)
def Aizoaceae
def Amaranthaceae
def Batidaceae
def Chenopodiaceae
def Cactaceae (order Opuntiales)
def Nyctaginaceae
def Phytolaccaceae
def corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales
def sometimes classified as a superorder
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Hypernym class
Member holonym Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida
Member meronym caryophylloid dicot family; caryophylloid dicot genus; Caryophyllales, order Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order-Chenopodiales; Opuntiales, order Opuntiales
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Hyponym class
Member holonym caryophylloid dicot family; caryophylloid dicot genus; Caryophyllales, order Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order-Chenopodiales; Opuntiales, order Opuntiales
Member meronym Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida

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