Nelke — meaning in English

English meaning

• carnation noun A garden plant with fragrant, often frilly-edged flowers, popular as a cut flower.
• clove noun A strong, aromatic spice made from the dried flower bud of the clove tree.
• pink noun A pale red color.

Senses

Nelke is used for these senses in English:

• carnation (botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
• carnation The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
• clove (uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
• pink A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. [from 17th c.]

carnation — full definition

1. noun A garden plant with fragrant, often frilly-edged flowers, popular as a cut flower.
2. noun A pale pinkish color, originally named after the flower's natural flesh-toned shade.

clove — full definition

1. noun A strong, aromatic spice made from the dried flower bud of the clove tree.
2. noun One of the small individual segments that make up a bulb, such as garlic.

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