A Carnation

1. (botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

a. originally, Dianthus caryophyllus

b. other members of genus Dianthus and hybrids

2. The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloure, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colour.
3. A rosy pink color
4. (archaic) The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh
5. A scarlet color.

(plant, flower): clove pink (also called gillyflower), (ancestor of the carnation) Dianthus caryophyllus

(plant, flower): cottage pink, Dianthus plumarius