dianthus
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Dianthus, of the pink family, as the carnation or sweet william.
Origin of dianthus
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How to use dianthus in a sentence
dianthus barbatus (Sweet William), red, pink, white; one to two feet; June.
A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd ElyNow, let me see—Aquilegia, dianthus barbatus, Dicentra spectabilis—gracious!
The Librarian at Play | Edmund Lester PearsonWith this class belongs the Sweet-William (dianthus barbatus), which should be sown and treated in a like manner.
The Garden, You, and I | Mabel Osgood WrightNightshade flourished on the threshold, death lilies by the hearth, dianthus and lady fern.
Japanese Fairy Tales | Grace JamesAnd on the river there floated boats of fresh flowers, the red dianthus and the campanula, golden rod and meadow-sweet.
Japanese Fairy Tales | Grace James
British Dictionary definitions for dianthus
/ (daɪˈænθəs) /
any Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus Dianthus, such as the carnation, pink, and sweet william
Origin of dianthus
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