carnation

/kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/ · noun

Meaning

(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
A rosy pink colour
The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh
A scarlet colour.
Of a rosy pink or red colour.
Of a human flesh color.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

clove pink(English)gillyflower(English)colored(English)chromatic(English)dianthus caryophyllus(English)blossom(English)flower(English)flame(English)dianthus(English)mottle(English)tolt(English)buttonhole(English)

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