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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
  1. 1

    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.