Dianthus

n. type of flower

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). The name Dianthus is from the Greek words dios ("god") and anthos ("flower"), and was cited by the Greek botanist Theophrastus.
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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

(n.)
A genus of plants containing some of the most popular of cultivated flowers, including the pink, carnation, and Sweet William.
  

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