Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "caryophyllaceous shuka" tana nufin tsiro na dangin Caryophyllaceae. Wannan dangin tsire-tsire na furanni ya haɗa da nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan suna samuwa a wurare daban-daban na duniya. Wasu misalai na yau da kullun na tsire-tsire na caryophyllaceous sun haɗa da carnations, chickweed, soapwort, da ruwan hoda. Waɗannan tsire-tsire galibi suna da ganye masu sauƙi da ƙanana, galibi ruwan hoda ko fari, furanni masu furanni biyar. Iyali yana da alaƙa da kasancewar wasu mahadi na sinadarai, gami da betalains da saponins.