- A name given by old writers to the clove pink
(Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana),
a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish,
but often pink or white. - A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish
red color, and having a large core.
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