Noun: carnation family
- Large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
"Carnations and pinks are well-known members of the carnation family";
- Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, pink family
Type of: caryophylloid dicot family
Part of: Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales
Encyclopedia: Carnation family