dianthus
/dahy-an-thuhs/US // daɪˈæn θəs //UK // (daɪˈænθəs) //
石竹,石竹花,菊花,石竹属植物
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural di·an·thus·es.
- : any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Dianthus, of the pink family, as the carnation or sweet william.
Examples
Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William), red, pink, white; one to two feet; June.
Now, let me see—Aquilegia, Dianthus barbatus, Dicentra spectabilis—gracious!
With this class belongs the Sweet-William (dianthus barbatus), which should be sown and treated in a like manner.
Nightshade flourished on the threshold, death lilies by the hearth, dianthus and lady fern.
And on the river there floated boats of fresh flowers, the red dianthus and the campanula, golden rod and meadow-sweet.
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