Caryophyllaceous
Pronunciation : Car`y*o*phyl*la"ceous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. (Bot.) (a) Having corollas of five petals with long claws inclosed in a tubular, calyx, as the pink. (b) Belonging to the family of which the pink and the carnation are the types.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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