noun
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
• Syn: ↑pink
• Hypernyms: ↑flower
• Hyponyms:
↑sweet William, ↑Dianthus barbatus, ↑carnation, ↑clove pink, ↑gillyflower, ↑Dianthus caryophyllus, ↑china pink, ↑rainbow pink, ↑Dianthus chinensis, ↑maiden pink, ↑Dianthus deltoides, ↑cheddar pink, ↑Diangus gratianopolitanus, ↑button pink, ↑Dianthus latifolius, ↑cottage pink, ↑grass pink, ↑Dianthus plumarius, ↑fringed pink, ↑Dianthus supurbus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dianthus, ↑genus Dianthus
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.