Etymology

clove pink

Today it means: A plant with clove-scented flowers, Dianthus caryophyllus, formerly used as a flavoring and for fragrance. The ancestor of the carnation. Full definition →

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The story

From clove (“spice”) + pink (“flower”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.