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Clove pink

noun
1.
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors.  Synonyms: carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus, gillyflower.





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... The Clove Pink, or Carnation of our gardens, though found apparently wild on old castle walls in England, is a naturalised flower in this country. It is, botanically, the Dianthus Caryophyllus, being so named as anthos, the flower, dios, of Jupiter: whilst redolent of Caryophylli, Cloves. The ...
— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie


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