Crossword clues for picotee
picotee
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Picotee
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.
Wiktionary
picotee
n. A variety of decorative carnation.
Wikipedia
Picotee
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'.
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.