sweet John

noun

A flower of the narrow-leaved varieties of a species of pink (Dianthus barbatus), as distinguished from other varieties called sweet william.

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Meanings

nounsweet John (plural sweet Johns)

plural sweet Johns

  1. A flower of the narrow-leaved varieties of a species of pink (Dianthus barbatus), as distinguished from other varieties called sweet william.
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APA

sweet John. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20John

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“sweet John.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20John. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet John,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20John.

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