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Carnation variety
Answer for the clue "Carnation variety ", 7 letters:
picotee
Word definitions for picotee in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A variety of decorative carnation.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Picotee describes flowers whose edge is a different colour than the flower's base colour. The word originates from the French picoté , meaning 'marked with points'.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Picotee \Pic`o*tee"\, Picotine \Pic`o*tine"\, n. [F. picot['e] dotted, picked.] (Bot.) A variety of carnation having petals of a light color variously dotted and spotted at the edges.
Usage examples of picotee.
She was dressed in a knee-length dress composed of white flounces edged in red for a picotee effect.
The air was drenched with the scent of pinks and picotees in his flowerborders.
The genus to which these hybrids belong is very numerous, and includes Carnations, Picotees, garden and alpine Pinks and Sweetwilliams.