pink family

noun

1. the plant family Caryophyllaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite leaves, usually swollen-jointed stems, flowers with petals notched at the tips, and fruit generally in the form of a many-seeded capsule, and including baby's-breath, carnation, chickweed, pink, and sweet william.

Example Sentences

The other bag, a tiny pink family ready to move in.

From Literature

These are mostly plants with showy flowers in which the petals are large and conspicuous, though some of the pink family, e.g. some chick-weeds, have no petals.

From Project Gutenberg

The pink family is represented by many common and often showy plants.

From Project Gutenberg