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sweet william

–noun
a pink, Dianthus barbatus, having clusters of small, variously colored flowers.
Also, sweet William.
Also called bunch pink.


Origin:
1555–65
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sweet William  
n.  An annual, biennial, or perennial herb (Dianthus barbatus), native to Eurasia, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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