sweet William

/swit ˌwɪljəm/
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Definitions of sweet William
  1. noun
    Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers
    synonyms: Dianthus barbatus
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    type of:
    garden pink, pink
    any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
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