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Carnation
/kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/
(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
📖 Definitions of "Carnation"
noun
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(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
- 2
The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
- 3
A rosy pink colour
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The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh
adjective
- 1
Of a rosy pink or red colour.
- 2
Of a human flesh color.
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