sweet william

or sweet William

noun

a pink, Dianthus barbatus, having clusters of small, variously colored flowers.

Also called bunch pink.

Origin of sweet william

First recorded in 1555–65

Words nearby sweet william

sweetveld, sweet vernal grass, sweet viburnum, sweet violet, Sweetwater, sweet william, sweet william catchfly, sweet woodruff, sweet wormwood, sweetwort, sweir

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Example sentences from the Web for sweet william

She picked lavender and sweet-william and pinks, and bunched them up together.
The Pot of Gold|Mary E. Wilkins
It feeds on the seeds of catchfly, campion, and will eat those of sweet-william and garden pinks.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series|Richard South
Beside it is the mossy burial-ground, where prim old ladies walk on Sunday afternoons, with sprigs of sweet-william.
Saint Patrick|Heman White Chaplin
By his side was a basin tied up in a cotton handkerchief; in the buttonhole of his coat there was a sprig of sweet-william.
Very Short Stories and Verses For Children|Mrs. W. K. Clifford

With this class belongs the Sweet-William (dianthus barbatus), which should be sown and treated in a like manner.
The Garden, You, and I|Mabel Osgood Wright

British Dictionary definitions for sweet william

sweet william

noun

a widely cultivated Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Dianthus barbatus, with flat clusters of white, pink, red, or purple flowers

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单词	sweet william
释义	sweet william or sweet William noun a pink, Dianthus barbatus, having clusters of small, variously colored flowers. Also called bunch pink. Origin of sweet william First recorded in 1555–65 Words nearby sweet william sweetveld, sweet vernal grass, sweet viburnum, sweet violet, Sweetwater, sweet william, sweet william catchfly, sweet woodruff, sweet wormwood, sweetwort, sweir Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sweet william She picked lavender and sweet-william and pinks, and bunched them up together. The Pot of Gold\|Mary E. Wilkins It feeds on the seeds of catchfly, campion, and will eat those of sweet-william and garden pinks. The Moths of the British Isles, First Series\|Richard South Beside it is the mossy burial-ground, where prim old ladies walk on Sunday afternoons, with sprigs of sweet-william. Saint Patrick\|Heman White Chaplin By his side was a basin tied up in a cotton handkerchief; in the buttonhole of his coat there was a sprig of sweet-william. Very Short Stories and Verses For Children\|Mrs. W. K. Clifford With this class belongs the Sweet-William (dianthus barbatus), which should be sown and treated in a like manner. The Garden, You, and I\|Mabel Osgood Wright British Dictionary definitions for sweet william sweet william noun a widely cultivated Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Dianthus barbatus, with flat clusters of white, pink, red, or purple flowers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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