clove pink vs pink

pink vs clove pink

clove pink and pink both are nouns.

clove pink is not an adjective while pink is an adjective.

clove pink is not a verb while pink is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clove pink	Yes	No	No	No
pink	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

clove pink: 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 clove pink include garden pink.

clove pink (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

clove pink (adjective)	pink (adjective)
	of a light shade of red

clove pink (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 clove pink and pink

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