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  • noun Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin Dianthus, genus name, probably alteration (influenced by di–) of Greek diosanthos, carnation : Dios, genitive of Zeus, Zeus; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots + anthos, flower.]

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