any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
source: WordNet 3.0
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
source: WordNet 3.0
A name given by old writers to the clove pink (Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.
