Definitions of carnation
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Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colorssynonyms: Dianthus caryophyllus, clove pink, gillyflowertype of:garden pink, pinkany of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
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a pink or reddish-pink colortype of:pinka light shade of red
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pink or pinkishsynonyms:chromaticbeing, having, or characterized by hue
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