Carnations

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.noun(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

2.nounThe type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.

3.nounA rosy pink colour

4.nounThe pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh

5.nounA scarlet colour.

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