[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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