[dahy-an-thuh
s] 
| any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Dianthus, of the pink family, as the carnation or sweet william. |
| di·an·thus (dī-ān'thəs) n. A plant of the genus Dianthus, which includes carnations and pinks. [New Latin Dianthus, genus name, probably alteration (influenced by di-1) of Greek diosanthos, carnation : Dios, genitive of Zeus, Zeus; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots + anthos, flower.] |