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