Gillyflower

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gillyflower \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}.]
     [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gillyflower
       n 1: any of several Old World plants cultivated for their
            brightly colored flowers [syn: {stock}]
       2: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually
          double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and
          many colors [syn: {carnation}, {clove pink}, {Dianthus
          caryophyllus}]