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car•na•tion



Pronunciation: (kär-nā'shun), [key]
—n.
1. any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
2. pink; light red.
3. Obs.the color of flesh.

—adj.
having the color carnation.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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