carnationnoun [ C ]
uk/kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/us/kɑːrˈneɪ.ʃən/(a plant with) a small flower with a sweet smell, usually white, pink, or red in colour
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Flowers & flowering plants
- anemone
- antirrhinum
- aster
- aubretia
- begonia
- catkin
- dogwood
- evening primrose
- forget-me-not
- forsythia
- foxglove
- narcissus
- nasturtium
- oleander
- orchid
- pansy
- posy
- wild flower
- wisteria
- woodbine
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Examples from literature
- A curious kind of wild flower, a pink and fragrant carnation, blooms there profusely all summer long.
- A lady laid a letter and two white carnations on your writing-table.
- How fair carnation and wallflower the borders of the garden line!
- She brought a pot of red carnations.
- The carnations were quite fresh, and had evidently not been plucked more than an hour.