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from The Century Dictionary.
- A small order of polypetalous plants of the cohort Caryophyllinæ and series Thalamifloræ, characterized by a one-celled ovary with a free central placenta, and by the usual presence of scarious stipules, two sepals, five petals, and either numerous or less than five stamens.
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