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Etymology
See Latin caryophyllus
Proper noun
Caryophyllus m
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – including the clove, now included in Syzygium.
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – now principally Dianthus, the clove pink, which has a clove-like smell.
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