pink vs cottage pink

cottage pink vs pink

pink and cottage pink both are nouns.

pink is an adjective but cottage pink is not an adjective.

pink is a verb but cottage pink is not a verb.

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

As nouns, cottage pink is a hyponym of pink; that is, cottage 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
cottage pink: European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers

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

pink (noun)	cottage pink (noun)
a light shade of red	European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers
a person with mildly leftist political views
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

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

pink (verb)	cottage 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 cottage pink

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