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What is the difference between dianthus and carnation?

dianthus | carnation |

As nouns the difference between dianthus and carnation

is that dianthus is any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthuscarnation is botany A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

As an adjective carnation is

of a rosy pink or red colour.

dianthus

English

Noun

(es)
  • Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus

    • carnation

    English

    (wikipedia carnation)

    Noun

  • (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
  • Sometimes, a scarlet colour.

    • Synonyms

    * clove pink (also called gillyflower), (ancestor of the carnation) Dianthus caryophyllus *

    Related terms

    * carnal * carnassial * carnify * carnival * carnivore * carnosity * incarnadine * incarnate

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a rosy pink or red colour
  • (archaic) Of a human flesh color.

    • See also

    * * gypsophila

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