pink vs Dianthus deltoides

Dianthus deltoides vs pink

pink and Dianthus deltoides both are nouns.

pink is an adjective but Dianthus deltoides is not an adjective.

pink is a verb but Dianthus deltoides is not a verb.

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

As nouns, Dianthus deltoides is a hyponym of pink; that is, Dianthus deltoides is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pink:

pink: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
Dianthus deltoides: low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center

Other hyponyms of pink include Dianthus barbatus, sweet William, carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, gillyflower, china pink, Dianthus chinensis, rainbow pink, maiden pink, cheddar pink, Diangus gratianopolitanus, button pink, Dianthus latifolius, cottage pink, Dianthus plumarius, grass pink, Dianthus supurbus, fringed pink.

pink (noun)	Dianthus deltoides (noun)
a light shade of red	low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center
a person with mildly leftist political views
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

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

pink (verb)	Dianthus deltoides (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 pink and Dianthus deltoides

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