clove pink

clove pink — noun

1. a garden plant with narrow grey-green leaves and double flowers that give off a

1.名詞B1
釋義

a garden plant with narrow grey-green leaves and double flowers that give off a sweet, spicy smell like the dried bud of a tropical tree, available in shades of pink, red, white, and yellow; also called a carnation.

例句

The garden club awarded a prize to Ryan for his beautiful bed of clove pinks.

plural form: clove pinks

Isabela picked clove pinks and placed them in a vase on her desk.

harvesting / picking pattern

同義詞
  • carnation

    the everyday name for the same flower; much more common in ordinary conversation

  • dianthus

    the botanical genus name, which also covers other pinks such as sweet william

文法句型

clove pink + verb

plural: clove pinks

用法筆記

Clove pink is the common name for a specific species of dianthus (Dianthus caryophyllus). In everyday speech most people say carnation instead, but clove pink is still used by gardeners and in botanical writing.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a clove pink plant from the supermarket.
✅I bought a carnation plant from the supermarket.
💡In daily conversation, 'carnation' is the usual word; 'clove pink' sounds technical or old-fashioned.
❌The clove pink has a clove-like scent.
✅The clove pink has a spicy, sweet scent.
💡The name already contains 'clove', so saying 'clove-like scent' is redundant in the same sentence.