caryophyllaceous

American  

[kar-ee-oh-fuh-ley-shuhs] / ˌkær i oʊ fəˈleɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, the pink family of plants.

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caryophyllaceous British  

/ ˌkærɪəʊfɪˈleɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, a family of flowering plants including the pink, carnation, sweet william, and chickweed

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Etymology

Origin of caryophyllaceous

1825–35; < New Latin Caryophyllace ( ae ) the family ( Caryophyll ( us ) a genus < Greek karyóphyllon clove tree ( see caryo-, -phyll) + -aceae ) + -ous

Example Sentences

Corsica is said to be famous for its orchids, verbenas, and cotyledinous and caryophyllaceous plants; but I only speak of what I saw, and these were out of season.

From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas

Flow′ery, full of, or adorned with, flowers: highly embellished, florid.—Flower of Jove, a caryophyllaceous plant, with heads of purple or scarlet flowers, and leaves silky-white with hairs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Silene.—Pretty caryophyllaceous plants, preferring sandy loam, and well adapted for rockwork.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

Lychnis.—Brilliant erect-growing caryophyllaceous plants, thriving best in beds of peat earth or of deep sandy loam.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various