dianthus
noun
di·an·thus dī-ˈan(t)-thəs 
plural dianthus also dianthuses
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web To meet the winter part of your nectar supply calendar, grow alyssum, calendula, dianthus and stocks. 
Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 21 May 2020 To replace them as a source of nectar for winter flying butterflies, plant dianthus, stock, calendula and alyssum. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 21 Nov. 2019 For color in the sun, plant pansies, calendula, stocks, dianthus and alyssum. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 12 Dec. 2019 Plant winter annuals such as snapdragons, stocks, dianthus, petunias, ornamental kale and calendula in full sun now for winter color. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 24 Oct. 2019 Cool weather annual flowers such as snapdragons, stocks, dianthus, alyssum and calendula can be planted as transplants in September. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 6 Sep. 2019 The neighboring iris, coralbells, dianthus and euphorbia — all sun-lovers — would have died from lack of sun and water. Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 29 June 2019 And the first course is novel yet always the same: a golden sphere with ‘Green Ball’ dianthus flowers tucked inside, made to present an uni pate sandwiched between two wafers. Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 20 June 2019 Continue to deadhead: Remove faded, dead flowers from cool-season bedding plants, such as foxglove, columbine, snapdragon and dianthus. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 29 Apr. 2018 See More
Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 21 May 2020 To replace them as a source of nectar for winter flying butterflies, plant dianthus, stock, calendula and alyssum. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 21 Nov. 2019 For color in the sun, plant pansies, calendula, stocks, dianthus and alyssum. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 12 Dec. 2019 Plant winter annuals such as snapdragons, stocks, dianthus, petunias, ornamental kale and calendula in full sun now for winter color. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 24 Oct. 2019 Cool weather annual flowers such as snapdragons, stocks, dianthus, alyssum and calendula can be planted as transplants in September. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 6 Sep. 2019 The neighboring iris, coralbells, dianthus and euphorbia — all sun-lovers — would have died from lack of sun and water. Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 29 June 2019 And the first course is novel yet always the same: a golden sphere with ‘Green Ball’ dianthus flowers tucked inside, made to present an uni pate sandwiched between two wafers. Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 20 June 2019 Continue to deadhead: Remove faded, dead flowers from cool-season bedding plants, such as foxglove, columbine, snapdragon and dianthus. Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 29 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, genus name, from Greek dios heavenly + anthos flower — more at deity, anthology
First Known Use
circa 1766, in the meaning defined above