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dianthus

di·an·thus
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-an-thuh s]
    • /daɪˈæn θəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-an-thuh s]
    • /daɪˈæn θəs/

Definitions of dianthus word

  • noun dianthus any Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus Dianthus, such as the carnation, pink, and sweet william 3
  • noun dianthus any of a genus (Dianthus) of plants of the pink family, including the carnation and sweet william 3
  • noun plural dianthus any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Dianthus, of the pink family, as the carnation or sweet william. 1
  • noun dianthus A flowering plant of a genus that includes the pinks and carnations. 1
  • noun dianthus Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus. 0
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dianthus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • carnation

    A carnation is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.

  • cheddar pink

    a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.

  • clove pink

    carnation (sense 1)

  • deptford pink

    a plant, Dianthus armeria, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, having slender, erect stems and leaves and clusters of small, bright pink flowers.

  • gillyflower

    Archaic. any of several fragrant flowers of the genus Dianthus, as the carnation or clove pink.

  • grass pink

    a pink, Dianthus plumarius, of Europe and Asia, having fragrant, fringed pink, purplish, or white flowers.
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