gillyflower \gil"lyflow`er\, n. oe. gilofre, gilofer, clove,
   of. girofre, girofle, f. girofle: cf. f. girofl'ee
   gillyflower, fr. girofle, gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf,
   akin to e. foliage. cf. caryophyllus, july-flower.
   written also gilliflower. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. a kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red
      color, and having a large core.

   clove gillyflower, the clove pink.

   marsh gillyflower, the ragged robin lychnis
      flos-cuculi.

   queen's gillyflower, or winter gillyflower, damewort.

   sea gillyflower, the thrift armeria vulgaris.

   wall gillyflower, the wallflower cheiranthus cheiri.

   water gillyflower, the water violet.
      1913 webster
see also:
caryophyllus july-flower gilliflower dianthus caryophyllus matthiola incana clove gillyflower 
marsh gillyflower lychnis flos-cuculi queen's gillyflower winter gillyflower sea gillyflower 
armeria vulgaris wall gillyflower cheiranthus cheiri water gillyflower 

wallflower \wall"flow`er\, n.
   1. bot. a perennial, cruciferous plant cheiranthus
      cheiri, with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from
      yellow to orange and deep red. in europe it very common on
      old walls.
      1913 webster

   note: the name is sometimes extended to other species of
         cheiranthus and of the related genus erysimum,
         especially the american western wallflower erysimum
         asperum, a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers.
         1913 webster

   2. a lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not
      asked to dance, remains a spectator. colloq.
      1913 webster

   3. bot. in australia, the desert poison bush gastrolobium
      grandiflorum; -- called also native wallflower.
      webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
cheiranthus cheiri cheiranthus erysimum western wallflower erysimum asperum gastrolobium grandiflorum 
native wallflower 

cheiranthus cheiri
     n : perennial of southern europe having clusters of fragrant
         flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often
         naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in
         genus erysimum syn: wallflower, erysimum cheiri
see also:
wallflower erysimum cheiri