sweet william

Definitions

1. A flowering plant, Dianthus barbatus, in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans.
   uncountable, usually
2. Alternative spelling of sweet william.
   alt-of, alternative
3. Various dogfish, especially when sold as food.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Of flowers there were double⟳ poppies and sweet-williams.”

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