Definition of Carnations

1. Noun. (plural of carnation) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Carnations

1. carnation [n] - See also: carnation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carnations

carnallite
carnallites
carnally
carnalness
carnals
carnaptious
carnaries
carnary
carnate
carnation
carnation family
carnationed
carnations (current term)
carnauba
carnauba palm
carnauba wax
carnaubas
carnelian
carnelians
carneous
carneous degeneration
carneous mole
carnes
carnet
carnets
carney
carney syndrome

Literary usage of Carnations

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

1. Proceedings, International Conference on Plant Breeding and Hybridization by C. Raveret-Wattel (1904)
"THE IMPROVEMENT OF carnations By C W. Ward, Queens, NY I feel somewhat delicate about describing my experiments in breeding carnations, inasmuch as what has ..."

2. Fungous Diseases of Plants, with Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"V. BUD ROT OF carnations Sporotrichum Paa Pk. HEALD, FD The Bud Rot of ... STEWART, FC, and HODGKISS, HE The Bud Rot of carnations and the Silver Top of ..."

3. The Shakespeare Garden by ESTHER. SINGLETON (1922)
"... And roses of bountiful June— Oh, who would think that the summer spells Could die so soon ? 1 carnations and ... Per- dita calls carnations and streak'd ..."

4. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1839)
"C. From J. Hovey, carnations mid bouquets. From Misses Sumner, pinks and carnations. ... The exhibition of carnations for the Society's premiums took place ..."

5. The Principles of Floriculture by Edward Albert White (1915)
"CHAPTER XIII CUT-FLOWER CROPS— carnations, ROSES AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS THE business ... Roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, violets and sweet peas are in great ..."

6. Memoirs by Horticultural Society of New York (1904)
"THE IMPROVEMENT OF carnations By CW Ward, Queens, NY I feel somewhat delicate about describing my experiments in breeding carnations, inasmuch as what has ..."

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