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Dianthus definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: carnations and pinks [syn: Dianthus, genus Dianthus]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek dios heavenly + anthos flower — more at deity, anthology Date: circa 1766 pink II,1

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. any flowering plant of the genus Dianthus, e.g. a carnation or pink. Etymology: Gk Dios of Zeus + anthos flower

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dianthus Di*an"thus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, gen. ?, Zeus + ? flower.] (Bot.) A genus of plants containing some of the most popular of cultivated flowers, including the pink, carnation, and Sweet William.