car·na·tion /kɑrˈneʃən/
康乃馨,淡紅色
Car·na·tion n.
1. The natural color of flesh; rosy pink.
Her complexion of the delicate carnation. --Ld. Lytton.
2. pl. Paint. Those parts of a picture in which the human body or any part of it is represented in full color; the flesh tints.
The flesh tints in painting are termed carnations. --Fairholt.
3. Bot. A species of Dianthus (Dianthus Caryophyllus) or pink, having very beautiful flowers of various colors, esp. white and usually a rich, spicy scent.
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carnation
adj : having the color of a carnation
n 1: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually
double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and
many colors [syn: clove pink, gillyflower, Dianthus
caryophyllus]
2: a pink or reddish-pink color