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noun 
  1. a type of flower, originally flesh-coloured, but now found in a variety of colours.
  2. (botany) a type of Eurasian plant (Dianthus caryophyllus) widely cultivated for its flowers.
  3. (colour) a rose, rosy pink colour; sometimes, a deep red colour.
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Translations: 
  • French: oeillet
  • Spanish: clavel
adjective 
  1. (colour) of a rosy pink or red colour.
Translations: 
    Etymology: :Latin carnatio meaning fleshiness.


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