sweet william

基本解释

I discovered Sweet William, which I had admired for years in Grandpa's garden without knowing its name. And I planted it in his honor.
我在爷爷的花园里发现了我喜欢多年的美洲石竹，以前一直不知道它的名字，现在我以爷爷的名誉栽下了它。
Any of various plants of the genus dianthus such as the carnation and sweet william often cultivated for their showy fragrant flowers.
石竹一种石竹属植物，如康乃馨和美国石竹等，常因其艳丽、芳香的花朵种植。
As we were choosing flowers from the florist for Grandpa's funeral, I slipped away to Grandpa's garden and walked with my memories of columbine and Sweet William.
当大家在花店为爷爷的葬礼选择葬花时，我悄悄地离开来到爷爷的花园。

But the experiment for which he is best remembered is the crossing of a sweet william with a plant of the same genus, the ever-popular carnation.
ECONOMIST: Of a practical nature

a widely cultivated Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Dianthus barbatus, with flat clusters of white, pink, red, or purple flowers