noun
a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
• Syn: ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑Allioniaceae, ↑four-o'clock family
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllales, ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑Chenopodiales, ↑order-Chenopodiales
• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.