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No, the noun 'carnation' is a common noun, a general word for a type of flower. There are many varieties of carnation, so the name does not apply to any one variety. It is a common noun and is not capitalized unless it is the first word in a sentence.

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The noun 'flowers' is a common noun, the plural form of the noun flower, a general word for any flower of any kind.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:

  • Dr. David L. Flowers, Pediatrics, Columbus, GA
  • Flowers Street, Seagoville, TX or Flowers Street, Sacramento, CA
  • Flowers Clothing Company, Alameda, CA
  • "Flowers for Algernon", novel by Daniel Keyes
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The noun 'flower' is a common noun, a general word for the part of a plant from which its fruit or seed develops.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example:

  • Flower Street, Glendale, CA
  • Flower Cosmetics (by Drew Barrymore)
  • "Flower Drum Song", musical comedy by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

The word 'flower' is also a verb: flower, flowers, flowering, flowered.

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