Meaning of GILLYFLOWER
| Pronunciation: | | 'jilee`flawur
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- [n] Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
- [n] any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
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| | Synonyms: | | carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, stock |
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| | See Also: | | brompton stock, flower, garden pink, genus Matthiola, Matthiola, Matthiola incana, pink | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove,
OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl['e]e
gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf,
akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July-flower}.]
(Bot.)
1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus
Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola
incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant
blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.
2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red
color, and having a large core. [Written also
{gilliflower}.]
{Clove gillflower}, the clove pink.
{Marsh gillyflower}, the ragged robin ({Lychnis
Flos-cuculi}).
{Queen's, or Winter}, {gillyflower}, damewort.
{Sea gillyflower}, the thrift ({Armeria vulgaris}).
{Wall gillyflower}, the wallflower ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}).
{Water gillyflower}, the water violet.
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