Dianthus caryophyllus vs pink

pink vs Dianthus caryophyllus

Dianthus caryophyllus and pink both are nouns.

Dianthus caryophyllus is not an adjective while pink is an adjective.

Dianthus caryophyllus is not a verb while pink is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Dianthus caryophyllus	Yes	No	No	No
pink	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, pink is a hypernym of Dianthus caryophyllus; that is, pink is a word with a broader meaning than Dianthus caryophyllus:

Dianthus caryophyllus: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
pink: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

Other hypernyms of Dianthus caryophyllus include garden pink.

Dianthus caryophyllus (noun)	pink (noun)
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors	a light shade of red
	a person with mildly leftist political views
	any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

Dianthus caryophyllus (adjective)	pink (adjective)
	of a light shade of red

Dianthus caryophyllus (verb)	pink (verb)
	cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
	make light, repeated taps on a surface
	sound like a car engine that is firing too early

Difference between Dianthus caryophyllus and pink

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