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(botany) Of or pertaining to the pinks (of family Caryophyllaceae), especially describing plants that have their distinctive corollas.
Use caryophyllaceous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Caryophyllaceous means (botany) Of or pertaining to the pinks (of family Caryophyllaceae), especially describing plants that have their distinctive corollas.
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Use caryophyllaceous where its definition matches the intended context.
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