Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Carnation has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
a pink or reddish-pink color
A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
originally, Dianthus caryophyllus
pink or pinkish
Of a rosy pink or red colour.
The word carnation comes from the Latin carō, meaning "flesh," originally referring to flesh color or complexion. The name for the flower likely arose later as a corruption of coronation, suggesting the bloom resembles a crown.