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grenadin|ˈgrɛnədɪn| [Fr.: see grenadine1.] A French variety of carnation (see quot. 1910).
1904R. P. Brotherston Bk. Carnation 18 The French Grenadin, truly a biennial, both single and double, with small flowers of a sweet scent, and extraordinarily floriferous. 1910T. W. Sanders Carnations 45 Grenadin Carnations. A Continental strain of dwarf habit, growing about 1 ft. high, and bearing scarlet or white flowers. 1928L. J. Cook Carnation Culture (ed. 5) viii. 69 What is known as the Grenadin Carnation is a race possessing a dwarf, stiff habit of growth. |