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Definitions for: Gillyflower [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
Webster (1913) 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.
Synonyms: carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, stock
See Also: brompton stock, flower, garden pink, genus Matthiola, Matthiola, Matthiola incana, pink
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