œillet de poète

See also: œillet de poëte

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From œillet (“pink, carnation”) + de (“of”) + poète (“poet”). Compare Italian garofano dei poeti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œ.jɛ d(ə) pɔ.ɛt/
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Noun

œillet de poète m (plural œillets de poète)

  1. (botany) sweet william (Dianthus barbatus)
    Synonyms: œillet barbu, bouquet parfait, bouquet tout fait, jalousie

Further reading

  • Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “œillet.2”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette (spelled œillet de poëte)
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