Definition of Caryophyllidae

1. Noun. A group of families of mostly flowers having basal or 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.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Caryophyllidae

Carya aquatica
Carya cordiformis
Carya glabra
Carya illinoensis
Carya illinoinsis
Carya laciniosa
Carya myristicaeformis
Carya myristiciformis
Carya ovata
Carya tomentosa
Caryocar
Caryocar nuciferum
Caryocaraceae
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllidae (current term)
Caryota
Caryota urens
Carys
Casablanca
Casal's necklace
Casals
Casanova
Casanova de Seingalt
Casanovas
Cascade Mountains
Cascade Range
Cascade concrete
Cascades
Caserta

Literary usage of Caryophyllidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Structure and Classification of Zoophytes by James Dwight Dana (1846)
"In view of the above, it appears that the Caryophyllidae ought to have prominent polyps, which is almost invariably the case; this is shown by their ..."

2. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1847)
"The Caryophyllidae§ extend from the equator to the frigid zone, and some species ... The Alcyonaria have an equally wide range with the Caryophyllidae, ..."

3. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1847)
"Several species of Caryophyllidae occur in the Mediterranean, and others in the high northern seas, and they are met with at depths of several hundred feet. ..."

4. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1901)
"NANJEMOY FORMATION. Popes Creek. AQUIA FORMATION*. Potomac Creek. Collections.—Johns Hopkins University, Maryland Geological Survey. Family Caryophyllidae. ..."

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