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Noun: subclass Caryophyllidae
  1. A group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae
    - Caryophyllidae

Type of: class

Part of: class Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledones, class Magnoliopsida, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, Magnoliopsida

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subclass Acnidosporidia
subclass Actinopoda
subclass Alismatidae
subclass Amphineura
subclass Anapsida
subclass Archaeornithes
subclass Archosauria
subclass Arecidae
subclass Asteridae
subclass Branchiopoda
subclass Caryophyllidae
subclass Cirripedia
subclass Cnidosporidia
subclass Commelinidae
subclass Copepoda
subclass Crossopterygii
subclass Diapsida
subclass Dibranchia
subclass Dibranchiata
subclass Dilleniidae
subclass Dipnoi