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Noun: caryatid (caryatides,caryatids)  ,ker-ee'a-tid [N. Amer], ,ka-ree'a-tid [Brit]
  1. A supporting column carved in the shape of a person

Derived forms: caryatids, caryatides

Type of: column, pillar

Encyclopedia: Caryatid

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Carya aquatica
Carya cordiformis
Carya glabra
Carya illinoensis
Carya illinoinsis
Carya laciniosa
Carya myristicaeformis
Carya myristiciformis
Carya ovata
Carya tomentosa
caryatid
Caryocar
Caryocar nuciferum
Caryocaraceae
Caryophyllaceae
caryophyllaceous
caryophyllaceous plant
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllidae
caryophylloid dicot family
caryophylloid dicot genus