Definition of sweet william Sweet william
sweet wil•liam
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What does sweet william mean?
WordNet
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| sweet william - Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers | ||
| Dianthus barbatus | ||
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- sweet william (Noun)
A flowering plant, Dianthus barbatus, in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans.
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Sweet William an Eurasian pink widely grown for its clusters of small bright-coloured flowers. Biennial to perennial plant belonging to the pink family, native to southern Europe. It is grown for its fragrant red, white, and pink flowers.
Georg Friedrich Händel composed “See the Conquering Hero Comes” in honour of the victorious Duke of Cumberland. The flower sweet William was named after the latter in England.
