Deptford pink

English

Noun

Deptford pink (plural Deptford pinks)

  1. The flowering plant Dianthus armeria.
    Synonym: grass pink
    • 2025 October 1, Dr Neil Strong, “Managing linesides”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 15:
      Those green strips host a huge variety of plant and wildlife, from invertebrates to larger mammals, annual wildflowers to long-lived oaks, and rare plants such as the tiny Deptford Pink to gigantic redwoods.

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