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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