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The word "pink" is derived from a name this flower had about 600 years ago: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Dianthus_caryophyllus_L_%28Clov
by dotancohen 6mo ago
The word "pink" is derived from a name this flower had about 600 years ago:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Dianthus_caryophyllus_L_%28Clove_pink%29.JPG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Dianthus...
So however you see that flower, that's the literal pink prototype.
- IAmBroom 6mo agoAnd the flower is named for its "cutmarks" on its petal edges, which resemble pinking on cut fabric.
- dotancohen 6mo agoThank you.