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单词 carnation
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carnation1

noun kɑːˈneɪʃ(ə)nkɑrˈneɪʃ(ə)n
  • A double-flowered cultivated variety of clove pink, with grey-green leaves and showy pink, white, or red flowers.

    麝香石竹,康乃馨

    Dianthus caryophyllus, family Caryophyllaceae: many cultivars

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hundreds of wreaths, mainly made up of seasonal flowers such as carnations, chrysanthemums, lilies and gerbera were laid in his memory
    • They wore fuchsia pink bodice top and skirt and carried matching bouquets of pink and white carnations.
    • It was a work of art, four feet in diameter comprised of orchids, lilies of the valley, hyacinths, arum lilies and white carnations.
    • Choose flowers with full heads like dahlias, carnations, chrysanthemums and daffodils.
    • In the galleries, export market cut flowers such as anthuriums, orchids, carnations, heliconiums and gerberas attracted a large number of people.
    • To the left and right were carnations, daffodils, orchids, and every species of flower Althia could recognize and some she couldn't.
    • It had the most beautiful carnations, lilies, white and blood red roses I had ever seen.
    • Other skills, such as cultivating onions, giant leeks, melons, carnations, fuchsias and roses for competition, are honed on allotments.
    • Mention the names carnation, pinks or sweet William and most gardeners will immediately recognize the family of plants.
    • Participants learnt advanced techniques in producing and protecting roses, orchids, gerberas, anthuriums and carnations.
    • It was summer when I was there, and beds of dahlias, marigolds, carnations, violets and pansies painted the entire garden in rich reds, purples, yellows and blues.
    • Stitched with colorful silk threads on a wool ground, primarily in cross-stitch, it features an acorn and carnation border, three wide floral bands, and averse.
    • This arrangement takes red roses and carnations and surrounds them with blue larkspur and white mini carnations and snapdragons.
    • One also does not give white asters or carnations in Switzerland.
    • Her shroud was covered in red and white carnations, an icon placed on her breast, while candles burned at her head and feet.
    • She also enjoyed flowers adorning the Keegan home with a variety of flowers, with white carnations being her favourite.
    • This unique hybrid features large balls of blooms that resemble carnations in a charming white cream color.
    • Willow trees swayed gently besides the house, offering shade; she could make out a showcase of white lilies and golden carnations behind the foggy windows of an adjacent greenhouse.
    • Double Delight has flowers as complex as carnations.
    • It was a bouquet of flowers, white carnations, with just the very edges of the petals dyed a bright cerulean blue.

Origin

Late 16th century: perhaps based on a misreading of Arabic qaranful 'clove or clove pink', from Greek karyophyllon. The early forms suggest confusion with carnation2, with incarnation, and with coronation.

carnation2

noun kɑːˈneɪʃ(ə)nkɑrˈneɪʃ(ə)n
  • A rosy pink colour.

    肉红色,粉红色

    as modifier sage and carnation throw pillows

    灰绿色和粉红色的靠垫。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The skirt was ‘a loose undergarment, full gathered, of carnation, striped with silver and parted with a golden zone’.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French carnation 'colour of one's flesh', based on Latin carn- 'flesh'.

carnation1

nounkɑrˈneɪʃ(ə)nkärˈnāSH(ə)n
  • A double-flowered cultivated variety of clove pink, with gray-green leaves and showy pink, white, or red flowers.

    麝香石竹,康乃馨

    Dianthus caryophyllus, family Caryophyllaceae: many cultivars

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Choose flowers with full heads like dahlias, carnations, chrysanthemums and daffodils.
    • It was summer when I was there, and beds of dahlias, marigolds, carnations, violets and pansies painted the entire garden in rich reds, purples, yellows and blues.
    • One also does not give white asters or carnations in Switzerland.
    • Participants learnt advanced techniques in producing and protecting roses, orchids, gerberas, anthuriums and carnations.
    • In the galleries, export market cut flowers such as anthuriums, orchids, carnations, heliconiums and gerberas attracted a large number of people.
    • Mention the names carnation, pinks or sweet William and most gardeners will immediately recognize the family of plants.
    • It had the most beautiful carnations, lilies, white and blood red roses I had ever seen.
    • It was a bouquet of flowers, white carnations, with just the very edges of the petals dyed a bright cerulean blue.
    • They wore fuchsia pink bodice top and skirt and carried matching bouquets of pink and white carnations.
    • Hundreds of wreaths, mainly made up of seasonal flowers such as carnations, chrysanthemums, lilies and gerbera were laid in his memory
    • Willow trees swayed gently besides the house, offering shade; she could make out a showcase of white lilies and golden carnations behind the foggy windows of an adjacent greenhouse.
    • Other skills, such as cultivating onions, giant leeks, melons, carnations, fuchsias and roses for competition, are honed on allotments.
    • Stitched with colorful silk threads on a wool ground, primarily in cross-stitch, it features an acorn and carnation border, three wide floral bands, and averse.
    • Her shroud was covered in red and white carnations, an icon placed on her breast, while candles burned at her head and feet.
    • Double Delight has flowers as complex as carnations.
    • It was a work of art, four feet in diameter comprised of orchids, lilies of the valley, hyacinths, arum lilies and white carnations.
    • This arrangement takes red roses and carnations and surrounds them with blue larkspur and white mini carnations and snapdragons.
    • This unique hybrid features large balls of blooms that resemble carnations in a charming white cream color.
    • To the left and right were carnations, daffodils, orchids, and every species of flower Althia could recognize and some she couldn't.
    • She also enjoyed flowers adorning the Keegan home with a variety of flowers, with white carnations being her favourite.

Origin

Late 16th century: perhaps based on a misreading of Arabic qaranful ‘clove or clove pink’, from Greek karyophyllon. The early forms suggest confusion with carnation, with incarnation, and with coronation.

carnation2

nounkɑrˈneɪʃ(ə)nkärˈnāSH(ə)n
  • A rosy pink color.

    肉红色,粉红色

    as modifier sage and carnation throw pillows

    灰绿色和粉红色的靠垫。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The skirt was ‘a loose undergarment, full gathered, of carnation, striped with silver and parted with a golden zone’.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French carnation ‘color of one's flesh’, based on Latin carn- ‘flesh’.

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