Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dianthus \Di*an"thus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, gen. ?, Zeus + ?
   flower.] (Bot.)
   A genus of plants containing some of the most popular of
   cultivated flowers, including the pink, carnation, and Sweet
   William.

Source : WordNet®

Dianthus
     n : carnations and pinks [syn: {genus Dianthus}]