WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
car•y•o•phyl•la•ceous
(kar′ē ō fə lā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj.
- Plant Biologybelonging to the Caryophyllaceae, the pink family of plants. Cf. pink family.
- Greek karyóphyllon clove tree (see caryo-, -phyll) + -aceae) + -ous
- Neo-Latin Caryophyllace(ae) the family (Caryophyll(us) a genus
- 1825–35
'caryophyllaceous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
campion
- carnation
- catchfly
- chickweed
- corncockle
- dianthus
- dusty miller
- gypsophila
- lychnis
- pink
- ragged robin
- rose campion
- sandwort
- soapwort
- stitchwort
- sweet william