Pink is a pale red color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red flowers of Dianthus|pinks, flowering plants in the genus ''Dianthus.'' This color stands for beauty, grace and goodness. Pink itself is a combination of red and white. Other tints of pink may be combinations of rose (color)|rose and white, magenta and white, or orange (colour)|orange and white.
''Roseus'' is a Latin word meaning "Rose (color)|rosy" or "pink." Lucretius used the word to describe the dawn in his Epic poetry|epic poem ''On the Nature of Things'' (''De Rerum Natura''). <ref>[http://www.ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glossaryr.html CTCWeb Glossary: R (ratis to ruta)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The word is also used in the Binomial nomenclature|binomial names of several species, such as the Rosy Starling (''Sturnus roseus'') and ''Catharanthus roseus''.