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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
subclass Caryophyllidae
n 1: 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 [syn:
{Caryophyllidae}, {subclass Caryophyllidae}]