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sweet William

An annual, biennial, or perennial herb (Dianthus barbatus), native to Eurasia, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers.

sweet william

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a widely cultivated Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Dianthus barbatus, with flat clusters of white, pink, red, or purple flowers

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sweet William - Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers

Dianthus barbatus

garden pink, pink - any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

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sweet william

n → Bartnelke f

sweet william n (flower) → garofano a mazzetti

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