Dianthus – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
dianthus
n.
type of flower
Dianthus
Dianthus is a
genus of about 300
species of
flowering plants in the
family Caryophyllaceae,
native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (
D. repens) in arctic North America. Common names include
carnation (
D. caryophyllus),
pink (
D. plumarius and related species) and
sweet william (
D. barbatus).
Dianthus
Noun
1. carnations and pinks
(synonym) genus Dianthus
(hypernym) caryophylloid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink family
(member-meronym) pink, garden pink
Dianthus
(n.)
A genus of plants containing some of the most popular of cultivated flowers, including the pink, carnation, and Sweet William.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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