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nounDeptford pink (plural Deptford pinks)
plural Deptford pinks
- The flowering plant Dianthus armeria.
Those green strips host a huge variety of plant and wildlife, from invertebrates to larger mammals, annual wildflowers to long-lived oaks, and rare plants such as the tiny Deptford Pink to gigantic redwoods.
2025 October 1, Dr Neil Strong, “Managing linesides”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 15Synonyms: grass pink
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe flowering plant Dianthus armeria.
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