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Meaning of carnation

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

carnation

Pronunciation:/kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən//kɑɹˈneɪ.ʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. (botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

  2. The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.

  3. A rosy pink colour

  4. The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of a rosy pink or red colour.

  2. Of a human flesh color.