noun
Origin: ModL < Gr dios, divine (see deity) + anthos, a flower
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noun
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Dianthus, genus name
Origin: , probably alteration (influenced by di-1)
Origin: of Greek diosanthos, carnation
Origin: : Dios
Origin: , genitive of Zeus, Zeus; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots
Origin: + anthos, flower
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