carnation

  1. Noun.  (qualifier, botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
  2. Noun.  The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
  3. Noun.  A rosy pink colour.
  4. Noun.  (archaic) The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh.
  5. Noun.  Sometimes, a scarlet colour.
  6. Adjective.  Of a rosy pink or red colour, like human flesh.

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