/kar'ee oh feuh lay"sheuhs/ , adj.
belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, the pink family of plants. Cf. pink family .
[ 1825-35; Caryophyllace ( ae ) the family ( Caryophyll ( us ) a genus karyóphyllon clove tree (see CARYO-, -PHYLL) + -ACEAE) + -OUS ]
/kar'ee oh feuh lay"sheuhs/ , adj.
belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, the pink family of plants. Cf. pink family .
[ 1825-35; Caryophyllace ( ae ) the family ( Caryophyll ( us ) a genus karyóphyllon clove tree (see CARYO-, -PHYLL) + -ACEAE) + -OUS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012