"sweet John" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sweet Johns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweet John (plural sweet Johns)
  1. A flower of the narrow-leaved varieties of a species of pink (Dianthus barbatus), as distinguished from other varieties called sweet william. Categories (lifeform): Carnation family plants
    Sense id: en-sweet_John-en-noun-lZUNFx09 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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