carnation vs ruby

carnation

adj
  • Of a rosy pink or red colour. 

noun
  • originally, Dianthus caryophyllus 

  • other members of genus Dianthus and hybrids 

  • The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours. 

  • A rosy pink colour 

  • A scarlet colour. 

ruby

adj
  • Of a deep red colour. 

verb
  • To make red; to redden. 

noun
  • A deep red colour. 

  • A ruby hummer, a South American hummingbird, Clytolaema rubricauda. 

  • A red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra. 

  • A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese or Japanese characters. 

  • A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone. 

  • The tincture red or gules. 

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