noun

1. (botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

2. The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.

3. A rosy pink colour

Synonyms: Dianthus caryophyllus, clove pink, gillyflower

adjective

1. Of a rosy pink or red colour.

2. Of a human flesh color.