noun
mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers
• Syn: ↑Diangus gratianopolitanus
• Hypernyms: ↑pink, ↑garden pink
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nounUsage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: from Cheddar, England
: a European pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) with pale rose-colored flowers
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a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
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Cheddar pink noun
A species of pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) found on the limestone cliffs at Cheddar
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Main Entry: ↑Cheddar
Useful english dictionary. 2012.