Meaning of carnation in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /kɑrˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    carnation

    Definitions

    1. having the color of a carnation

    Synonyms

  2. Noun

    carnation

    Etymology

    late 16th century: perhaps based on a misreading of Arabic qaranful‘clove or clove pink’, from Greek karyophyllon. The early forms suggest confusion with carnation, with incarnation, and with coronation

    Definitions

    1. Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers

    Examples

    • « widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors »
  3. 2. a pink or reddish-pink color

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