œillet de poète
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See also: œillet de poëte
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From œillet (“pink, carnation”) + de (“of”) + poète (“poet”). Compare Italian garofano dei poeti.
Pronunciation
Noun
œillet de poète m (plural œillets de poète)
- (botany) sweet william (Dianthus barbatus)
- Synonyms: œillet barbu, bouquet parfait, bouquet tout fait, jalousie
Further reading
- “œillet.2” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877. (spelled œillet de poëte)