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car·na·tion \kärˈnāshən, kȧˈn-, attrib (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, color or complexion of a person. from Old Italian carnagione, from carne flesh, from Latin carn-, caro — more at carnal 1. a. : the variable color of human flesh averaging the color seed pearl b. : carnation red 2. : any of the numerous cultivated usually double-flowered varieties of the clove pink (Dianthus caryophyllus) originally flesh-colored but now found in many color variations — compare bizarre II, flake II 3, picotee, pink 3. : pride of barbados |