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family Caryophyllaceae

family Caryophyllaceae

9.1
A group of flowering plants like carnations and pinks
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Caryophyllaceae
  • The family Caryophyllaceae includes well-known plants such as carnations and pinks.

Examples

  • Many members of the family Caryophyllaceae are popular in gardens for their ornamental flowers.

  • Botanists study the diversity of the family Caryophyllaceae to understand plant evolution.

  • The family Caryophyllaceae includes many popular garden plants.

  • Did you know that the family Caryophyllaceae contains the carnation?

  • Many members of the family Caryophyllaceae are known for their vibrant flowers and are commonly found in gardens.

  • The family Caryophyllaceae consists of various flowering plants, including the popular carnation.

  • Botanists categorize the family Caryophyllaceae based on characteristics such as swollen stems at the nodes.

Synonyms

Caryophyllaceae
vsfamily Caryophyllaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of flowering plants that includes carnations and pinks

is the same group but expressed as a phrase rather than a single name
carnation family
vsfamily Caryophyllaceae
  • Specialized
6.4

A group of flowering plants that includes carnations and pinks

is the formal taxonomic phrase rather than a common garden label
pink family
vsfamily Caryophyllaceae
6.9

A group of flowering plants like carnations with thick stem joints

uses the formal phrase instead of this color based common name

Surface Forms

family Caryophyllaceae singular
families Caryophyllaceae plural

Morphology

family + Caryophyllaceae

This is a straightforward taxonomic noun phrase: the meaning is simply 'the family named Caryophyllaceae', which a learner can derive from 'family' (a scientific grouping) plus the proper name 'Caryophyllaceae'. The construction is compositional and cross-linguistically common (e.g. 'family Rosaceae'), so it is immediately comprehensible to learners who know both constituents.

Etymology

Family Caryophyllaceae names a group of related garden plants like carnations and pinks. Think of family as a group and Caryophyllaceae as the name for a set of frilly, often pink flowers, so the phrase means 'a group of similar flowering plants'.