NOUN | plant | gillyflower, stock | any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers |
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plant | gillyflower, carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus | Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers |
Meaning | Any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers. | |
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Synonym | stock | |
Member of | Matthiola, genus Matthiola | genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals |
Narrower | brompton stock, Matthiola incana | European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers |
Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
Meaning | Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors. | |
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Synonyms | carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus | |
Broader | pink, garden pink | Any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers |
Spanish | carnalización, clavel | |
Catalan | clavell, dianthus caryophyllus |
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