'Caryophyllaceous' definitions:
Definition of 'caryophyllaceous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or pertaining to plants of the family Caryophyllaceae
Definition of 'Caryophyllaceous'
From: GCIDE
- Caryophyllaceous \Car`y*o*phyl*la"ceous\, a. [Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf.] (Bot.) (a) Having corollas of five petals with long claws inclosed in a tubular, calyx, as the pink. (b) Belonging to the family of which the pink and the carnation are the types. [1913 Webster]