Carˊy-o-phyl-la′ceous
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[Gr. [GREEK] clove tree; [GREEK] nut + [GREEK] leaf.]
(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.