sweet Johns

A form of sweet John — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of sweet John
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APA

sweet Johns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20Johns

MLA

“sweet Johns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20Johns. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet Johns,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20Johns.

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