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Etymology
:Latin carnatio meaning fleshiness.

Pronunciation
IPA: k�r�neɪ.��n

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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
carnation

1. a type of flower, originally flesh-coloured, but now found in a variety of colours.
2. botany a type of Eurasian plant (Dianthus caryophyllus) widely cultivated for its flowers.
3. colour a rose|rosy pink colour; sometimes, a deep red colour.

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Synonyms
flower
clove pink

Translations
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Bosnian: karanfil#Bosnian|karanfil m
Chinese: 康�馨(k�ng naĭ xīng)
Croatian: karanfil#Croatian|karanfil m
Czech: karafiát m
French: oeillet
Hungarian: szegfű
Indonesian: bunga anyelir, bunga teluki
Japanese: ������� (kan�shon)
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Romanian: garoaf�
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ка�ан�ил#Serbian|ка�ан�ил m
:Latin: karanfil#Serbian|karanfil m
Spanish: clavel
Portuguese: cravo
Swedish: nejlika
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Finnish: tarhaneilikka
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Adjective
carnation

1. colour of a rosy pink or red colour.

Translations
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Finnish: heleänpunainen
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ttbc|Slovak: hrebí�ek m
ttbc|Slovene: nagelj m

Related terms
incarnadine

See also
dianthus
gillyflower
gypsophila
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

Category:Colors
Category:Flowers
Category:Reds

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