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Definition of Dianthus chinensis
1. Noun. Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual.
Generic synonyms: Garden Pink, Pink
Specialized synonyms: Dianthus Chinensis Heddewigii, Japanese Pink
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dianthus Chinensis
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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