pink vs clove pink

clove pink vs pink

pink and clove pink both are nouns.

pink is an adjective but clove pink is not an adjective.

pink is a verb but clove pink is not a verb.

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

As nouns, clove pink is a hyponym of pink; that is, clove pink 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
clove pink: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

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

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

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

pink (verb)	clove 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 pink and clove pink

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