dianthus

American  

[dahy-an-thuhs] / daɪˈæn θəs /

noun

• dianthuses
  plural

1. any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Dianthus, of the pink family, as the carnation or sweet william.

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dianthus British  

/ daɪˈænθəs /

noun

1. any Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus Dianthus , such as the carnation, pink, and sweet william

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dianthuses
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of dianthus

< New Latin (Linnaeus) < Greek Di ( ós ) of Zeus (genitive of Zeús ) + ánthos flower

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Example Sentences

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dianthus

It’s magical for Ferguson too, who over the last 11 months has built a colorful farm on the half-acre with flowers, including Agrostemma, irises, zinnias, cosmos, roses, sunflowers, sweet peas, French dianthus and ranunculus.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024

In the Trie Cloister, gentians, larkspur, poppies, foxglove and dianthus are among dozens of flowers rooted in medieval species.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2020

Her D.I.Y. instructions for handmade marigolds, roses, dianthus and daffodils are meticulous.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2017

She passed the daisies and dianthus she’d just planted among the front yard’s ceramic mainstays: a sheep, a turtle with a flower on its back, a mama and a baby seal.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 5, 2017

And on the river there floated boats of fresh flowers, the red dianthus and the campanula, golden rod and meadow-sweet.

From Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James

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