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wild pink

wild pink noun: silene caroliniana, native to the eastern United States.

wild pink: silene caroliniana, native to the eastern United States
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Noun

wild pink (countable and uncountable, plural wild pinks)

  1. Silene caroliniana, native to the eastern United States.
    Synonyms:
    sticky catchfly
  2. Any of the flowering plants in Dianthus sect. Fimbriatum section of Dianthus

Synonyms of wild pink

Forms of wild pink

pluralwild pinks

Questions about wild pink

What does wild pink mean?
Wild pink means silene caroliniana, native to the eastern United States.
What part of speech is wild pink?
Wild pink is a noun.
What is the plural of wild pink?
The plural of wild pink is wild pinks.

Words near wild pink in the dictionary

  1. wild peaches
  2. wild pellitory
  3. wild pig
  4. wild pig syndrome
  5. wild pigs
  6. wild pink
  7. wild pinks
  8. wild pitch
  9. wild pitches
  10. wild plum
  11. wild plums

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