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

Inflected Forms

noun

• dianthuses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dianthus

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

Example Sentences

She emphasizes each flower’s personality traits, describing green dianthus as a “Dr. Seuss” plant.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The main course was braised beef short ribs nestled on butter bean grits, topped with sorghum-glazed carrots and pine nuts, and garnished with pink dianthus and sea-thrift petals from the White House garden.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

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

Glancing at the beautiful orchids, roses, carnations, sweet peas, dianthus, asters, phlox, gladiolus, zinnias, and many other fragrant flowers, we experienced infinitely more subtle modulations of delight than can be easily described.

From By Water to the Columbian Exposition by Wisthaler, Johanna S.