œillet de poète

See also: œillet de poëte

French

Alternative forms

œillet de poëte (obsolete)

Etymology

From œillet (“pink, carnation”) + de (“of”) + poète (“poet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /œ.jɛ d(ə) pɔ.ɛt/

Noun

œillet de poète m (plural œillets de poète)

(botany) sweet william (Dianthus barbatus)
Synonyms: œillet barbu, bouquet parfait, bouquet tout fait, jalousie

Further reading

“œillet.2” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877. (spelled œillet de poëte)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.