dianthus

[dahy-an-thuh s]

noun, plural di·an·thus·es.

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

Origin of dianthus

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

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Historical Examples of dianthus

A similar malformation in Dianthus barbatus is not uncommon.
Vegetable Teratology
Maxwell T. Masters
The Dianthus is a favourite flower for this purpose in Upper Germany.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics
Richard Folkard
It may be doubted whether the Dianthus superbus of Miller's Dict.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 9
William Curtis
Dianthus, dī-an′thus, n. the genus of herbaceous flowers to which carnations and pinks belong.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
This Dianthus has the more interest from its similarity to the one described by Goethe, Metam.
Vegetable Teratology
Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for dianthus

dianthus

noun plural -thuses

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

Word Origin for dianthus

C19: New Latin, from Greek di- 1 + anthos flower

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Word Origin and History for dianthus

Dianthus

1849, from Modern Latin (Linnaeus), literally "flower of Zeus," from Greek Dios, genitive of Zeus "Zeus" (see Zeus) + anthos "flower" (see anther).