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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.
Exact synonyms: Subclass Caryophyllidae
Generic synonyms: Class
Member holonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Family, Caryophylloid Dicot Genus, Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, Order Caryophyllales, Order-chenopodiales, Opuntiales, Order Opuntiales
Group relationships: Class Dicotyledonae, Class Dicotyledones, Class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida
Generic synonyms: Class
Member holonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Family, Caryophylloid Dicot Genus, Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, Order Caryophyllales, Order-chenopodiales, Opuntiales, Order Opuntiales
Group relationships: Class Dicotyledonae, Class Dicotyledones, Class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caryophyllidae
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