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carnation vs gillyflower

gillyflower vs carnation

carnation and gillyflower both are nouns.

carnation is an adjective but gillyflower is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carnation Yes Yes No No
gillyflower Yes No No No
As nouns, carnation and gillyflower are synonyms defined as:
  • carnation and gillyflower: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
Other synonyms of carnation include clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus.
carnation (noun) gillyflower (noun)
a pink or reddish-pink color Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
carnation (adjective) gillyflower (adjective)
pink or pinkish
Difference between carnation and gillyflower

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