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Meaning of "dianthus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIANTHUS

New Latin, from Greek di-1 + anthos flower.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIANTHUS

dianthus  [daɪˈænθəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIANTHUS

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dianthus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIANTHUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dianthus

Dianthus

Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species in arctic North America. Common names include carnation, pink and sweet william.

Definition of dianthus in the English dictionary

The definition of dianthus in the dictionary is any Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus Dianthus, such as the carnation, pink, and sweet william.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIANTHUS


acanthus
əˈkænθəs
agapanthus
ˌæɡəˈpænθəs
ailanthus
eɪˈlænθəs
amianthus
ˌæmɪˈænθəs
ananthous
ænˈænθəs
calycanthus
ˌkælɪˈkænθəs
canthus
ˈkænθəs
clianthus
klɪˈænθəs
epicanthus
ˌɛpɪˈkænθəs
helianthus
ˌhiːlɪˈænθəs
miscanthus
mɪsˈkænθəs
monanthous
mɒˈnænθəs
polyanthus
ˌpɒlɪˈænθəs
Rhadamanthus
ˌrædəˈmænθəs
Rhadamanthys
ˌrædəˈmænθəs
rhizanthous
raɪˈzænθəs
schizanthus
skɪtˈsænθəs
strophanthus
strəʊˈfænθəs
xanthous
ˈzænθəs
Xanthus
ˈzænθəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIANTHUS

diamondiferous
diamonds
diamorphine
diamyl
Diana
diandrous
diandry
dianodal
dianoetic
dianoia
diapason
diapasonal
diapasonic
diapause
diapedesis
diapedetic
diapente
diaper
diaper rash
diaper service

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIANTHUS

Aegisthus
Balthus
calathus
ceanothus
cyathus
Erymanthus
Hyacinthus
lecythus
Malthus
Mount Erymanthus
Olynthus
thus
Xuthus
Zacynthus

Synonyms and antonyms of dianthus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dianthus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIANTHUS

Find out the translation of dianthus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dianthus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dianthus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

石竹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clavel
570 millions of speakers

English

dianthus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Dianthus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dianthus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гвоздика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Dianthus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dianthus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dianthus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dianthus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dianthus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナデシコ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

패 랭이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dianthus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Dianthus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Dianthus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दीनथस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karanfil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dianthus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Goździk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гвоздика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Dianthus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dianthus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dianthus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dianthus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dianthus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dianthus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIANTHUS»

The term «dianthus» is regularly used and occupies the 70.913 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIANTHUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dianthus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dianthus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dianthus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIANTHUS»

Discover the use of dianthus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dianthus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American Carnation Culture
Diauthus superba embraces both structural and vital difference from Dianthus semperflorens. A new species is not permanent unless the conditions are persistent through which it was evolved. Humanity gravitates towards the gutter which ...
Levi Lamborn, 2008
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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants
Magnoliopsida (dicots): Caryophyllaceae: Dianthus Briq. 8000, 20171 V 20726 France - Corsica 20528 R Dianthus gallicus Pers. sooo. 20171 V 14166 France ( west coast) 8000 V 14166 Spain (north coast) 8000 R 19937 United Kingdom ...
Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett, 1998
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Flowers for Trade
Species Dianthus is a genus of about 250-300 species out of which Dianthus caryophyllus, Dianthus barbatus and Dianthus chinensis are the most commonly cultivated ones. Dianthus chinensis gave rise to garden pinks (var.bedde wigii) and ...
V.L.Sheela, 2008
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A Case of Compensatory Regulation in the Regeneration of ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Charles Zeleny, 2010
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Ethylene Signaling During Flower Development and Senescence ...
... Crossing Threshold CTR: Constitutive Triple Response DCACO: Dianthus caryophyllus ACC Oxidase DCACS: Dianthus caryophyllus ACC Synthase DCCP : Dianthus caryophyllus Cysteine Protease DC-EIL: Dianthus caryophyllus Ethylene ...
Mihaela Iordachescu, 2007
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The Horticulture Gardener's Guides - Plants for Small Spaces
Pinks and carnations (Dianthus) Dianthus 'Rainbow Loveliness' (annual) is one of the best annual pinks for fragrance, with a very long season and charming, ragged flowers in shades of pink and white. For best results, sow the seed in late  ...
Clive Lane, 2005
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Atlas Florae Europaeae: Distribution of Vascular Plants in ...
Dianthus caryophyllus L. Dianthus caryophyllus var. coronarias L. Incl. Dianthus multinervis Vis. Taxonomy. Concerning the typification of Dianthus caryophyllus, see F.R. de Langen et al., Taxon 33: 716 — 724 (1984). The cultivated carnation  ...
Jaakko Jalas, Juha Suominen, 1988
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Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European ...
Borbás 0420, 83 Dianthus barbatus L. 0421, 83 Dianthus borbásii Vandas 0422, 83 Dianthus caesius Sm. 0438, 87 Dianthus callizonus Schott et Kotschy 0423, 83 Dianthus campestris M. Bieb. 0424, 83 Dianthus capitatus Balbis ex DC. 0425  ...
Vít Bojnanský, Agáta Fargašová, 2007
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American Carnation Culture - The Evolution of Dianthus ...
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L. L. Lamborn, 2008
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The Complete Plant Selection Guide for Landscape Design
... C. dammeri 'Coral Beauty' 'Lowfasf 'Moon Creeper' 'Skogholm' C. horizontalis ' Hessei' 'Perpusilla' C. microphyllus var. thymifolius C. salicifolius 'Scarlet Leader' CYTISUS C. decumbens C. x kewensis DIANTHUS D. deltoides 'Albus' 'Arctic ...
Marc C. Stoecklein, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIANTHUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dianthus is used in the context of the following news items.
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EDDIE SEAGLE: Pruning by deer a problem for many | Albany Herald
(dianthus or pinks): Reaching a height of 30 inches and a width of 18 inches, this enchanting, drought-tolerant perennial offers spicily fragrant ... «The Albany Herald, Jul 15»
2
Paths & paved areas can be gardens in themselves
Think in terms of a combination of cloudy and clumpy: Virginian stocks, nierembergia, sweet alyssum, dianthus and violas are all also generous ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
3
Master gardeners open 9 gardens to public
Here and there among the dianthus and peonies Barb Normann has tucked a few zucchini and tomato plants. Like many great gardeners, she ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Fire-resistant landscape: Grow to create defensible spaces
Carnation (Dianthus): An evergreen ground cover that grows to about 6 to 9 inches tall and 15 inches wide, has pink flowers that appear in ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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Ron Kujawski: Having worms in lawn is beneficial
Shear off the spent flower stalks from dianthus. Many species of dianthus will re-bloom this summer if sheared. • Get thee to a garden center! «Berkshire Eagle, Jul 15»
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Ciscoe talks drought and answers your questions
Finally, another really great flowering, low-growing plant is dianthus. All of these plants must have well-drained soil and full sun. KING 5's ... «KING5.com, Jun 15»
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Eats & Drinks | Cooking Kids program branches borders
In less than 15 minutes I had a group that was busy snipping rose petals and dianthus blossoms, shaping cheese into balls and slicing ... «Centre Daily Times, Jun 15»
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Fragrant plants make gardens special
Pinks, members of the dianthus family, are extremely fragrant with their clove-like scented blossoms that fragrant the air until warm weather ... «Waxahachie Daily Light, Jun 15»
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Hestercombe's head gardener Claire Reid says take cuttings for …
The material is taken from the fresh, new growth of a plant before it has flowered and works brilliantly with dianthus, lavender, rosemary, ... «Western Daily Press, Jun 15»
10
Grow: How does your garden grow?
... inky blue and dusty pink (Aquilegia), sweet william (Dianthus barbatus), lofty foxgloves (Digitalis), Mexican fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus) ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»

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