genus Dianthus

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genus Dianthus - carnations and pinks Dianthuscaryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowerscarnation family, Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, pink family - large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)garden pink, pink - any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers