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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
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