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A name given by old writers to the clove pink (Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.

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  1. n. A name given by old writers to the clove pink (Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.
  2. n. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core.
  3. n. any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
  4. n. Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
  5. n any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers n Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors