Carnation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kɑːrˈneɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word carnation
Brit.  |kɑːˈneɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word carnation

noun

- Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors (syn: gillyflower)
- a pink or reddish-pink color

adjective

- pink or pinkish

Extra examples

The groom wore a carnation in his buttonhole.

He wore a carnation in his lapel.

Word forms

noun
singular: carnation
plural: carnations
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