Definition of Dianthus chinensis

1. Noun. Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual.

Exact synonyms: China Pink, Rainbow Pink
Generic synonyms: Garden Pink, Pink
Specialized synonyms: Dianthus Chinensis Heddewigii, Japanese Pink

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dianthus Chinensis

Diana
Diana complex
Diana monkey
Diana monkeys
Dianamania
Diane
Diane de Poitiers
Dianetics
Diangus gratianopolitanus
Diann
Dianna
Dianne
Dianthus
Dianthus barbatus
Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus chinensis (current term)
Dianthus chinensis heddewigii
Dianthus deltoides
Dianthus latifolius
Dianthus plumarius
Dianthus supurbus
Diapensiaceae
Diapensiales
Diapheromera femorata
Diapsida
Diaptomus
Dias
Diaspididae
Diaspora
Diatomophyceae

Literary usage of Dianthus chinensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Flora Domestica: Or, The Portable Flower-garden : with Directions for the by Elizabeth Kent (1825)
"... if sugar or treacle is added. It is called ango de milho (milho is their name for maize) 'j.." INDIAN PINK. Dianthus chinensis. Called also China Pink. ..."

2. The Germ-plasm: A Theory of Heredity by August Weismann (1893)
"I. The germ-plasm of the parental species, each composed of sixteen idants; A, Dianthus chinensis; B, Dianthus barbatus. II. Germ-plasm of the hybrid, ..."

3. The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion (1869)
"(Z>. barbatus) and Dianthus chinensis. The leaves are broad, like the Sweet William; the flowers are produced in clustered heads, of a rich dark ..."

4. Proceedings of the Horticultural Society of London by Horticultural Society of London (1861)
"It was a bright-coloured and beautiful border flower. Dianthus chinensis ... Dianthus chinensis imperialis . . j CARTER & Co. \ J.URNER. ..."

5. Useful Plants of Japan Described and Illustrated by Dai Nihon Nōkai (1895)
"The flowers are of different colours, as red, white, and variegated. 763. Dianthus chinensis, L,, var. hortensis, Jap. Ise- nadeshiko, Satsuma-nadeshiko, ..."

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