carnation
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
carnation
- (botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
- originally, Dianthus caryophyllus
- other members of genus Dianthus and hybrids
- The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
- A rosy pink colour
- (archaic) The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh
- A scarlet colour.
- (plant, flower) clove pink (also called gillyflower), (ancestor of the carnation) Dianthus caryophyllus
- (plant, flower) cottage pink, Dianthus plumarius
- French: œillet
- German: Nelke
- Italian: garofano
- Portuguese: cravo
- Russian: гвозди́ка
- Spanish: clavel, carnalización
- French: incarnat
- Russian: теле́сный
carnation (not comparable)
Translations- French: incarnat
- Russian: теле́сный
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