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Dianthus chinensis

Dianthus chinensis

9.3
A small garden flower with pink or lilac frilly petals often grown for summer color
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The vibrant blooms of Dianthus chinensis add a splash of color to many gardens in summer.

Examples

  • Gardeners often plant Dianthus chinensis as a border to highlight their flowerbeds.

  • I bought a packet of Dianthus chinensis seeds to experiment with annual flowering varieties.

  • The Dianthus chinensis blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Many gardeners love Dianthus chinensis for its vibrant colors.

  • Gardeners often plant Dianthus chinensis as a border to highlight their flowerbeds.

  • The vibrant blooms of Dianthus chinensis add a splash of color to many gardens in summer.

  • I bought a packet of Dianthus chinensis seeds to experiment with annual flowering varieties.

Synonyms

china pink
vsDianthus chinensis
8.1

A small garden flower with toothed pink petals often grown as an annual

is the formal scientific Latin name used by botanists and researchers

Surface Forms

Dianthus chinensis singular
Dianthus chinenses plural

Morphology

Dianthus + chinensis

This is a botanical binomial composed of a genus name (Dianthus, a flowering plant) plus a Latin specific epithet (chinensis, meaning ‘of China’/‘Chinese’). If a learner knows both constituents, the compound plainly denotes the Dianthus species associated with China (i.e. the Chinese pink), so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts and predictable across languages that use Latin species names.

Etymology

Dianthus chinensis comes from old words: Dianthus means 'divine flower' and chinensis means 'from China'. That's why the name pictures a pretty, almost heavenly flower that comes from China.