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Definition of Caryophyllales
1. Noun. Corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae.
Generic synonyms: Plant Order
Group relationships: Caryophyllidae, Subclass Caryophyllidae
Member holonyms: Carnation Family, Caryophyllaceae, Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family, Aizoaceae, Carpetweed Family, Family Aizoaceae, Family Tetragoniaceae, Tetragoniaceae, Amaranth Family, Amaranthaceae, Family Amaranthaceae, Batidaceae, Family Batidaceae, Saltwort Family, Chenopodiaceae, Family Chenopodiaceae, Goosefoot Family, Allioniaceae, Family Allioniaceae, Family Nyctaginaceae, Four-o'clock Family, Nyctaginaceae, Family Phytolaccaceae, Phytolaccaceae, Pokeweed Family, Family Portulacaceae, Portulacaceae, Purslane Family
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caryophyllales
Literary usage of Caryophyllales
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Phytogeography of Nebraska: I. General Survey by Roscoe Pound, Frederic Edward Clements (1900)
"Caryophyllales.—This suborder is represented in our flora by 33 genera and 104
species, members of the following families: Caryophyllaceae, 8 genera, ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"JOHN M. COULTER : Pollen grains and antipodal cells. FREDERIC E. CLEMENTS (presented
by CE BESSEY) : The transition region of the Caryophyllales. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1894)
"... brings out the fact that the group is not a single one, and has probably arisen
by development along, at least, two lines. From the Caryophyllales in ..."