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sweet william

 

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Noun sweet william has 1 sense
  1. sweet William, Dianthus barbatus - Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers
    --1 is a kind of pink, garden pink

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Sweet William

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A perennial flower of the genus Dianthus, with fragrant flowers that typically bloom in clusters. It is typically pink, red, or white in color and is widely grown for ornamental purposes.

Example sentence: The garden was adorned with beautiful sweet williams, filling the air with a sweet fragrance.

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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A cultivated variety of the carnation flower, characterized by a fringed or ruffled edge and a spicy fragrance.

Example sentence: She received a bouquet of sweet williams on her birthday, her favorite variety of carnations.

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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A sweet, fruit-flavored confectionery made of hard boiled sugar and designed to resemble the flower clusters of sweet williams.

Example sentence: The kids enjoyed sucking on the colorful sweet williams during the summer fair.

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Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: Pleasant or agreeable to the senses; having an attractive or pleasant taste.

Example sentence: The sweet William fragrance brought back childhood memories of her grandmother's garden.

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