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gil·ly·flow·er G0126500 (jĭl′ē-flou′ər)n. Any of several plants having fragrant flowers, especially the carnation, stock, or wallflower.
[Alteration (influenced by flower) of Middle English gilofre, from Old French gilofre, girofle, clove, from Late Latin gariofilum, from Greek karuophullon : karuon, nut; see kar- in Indo-European roots + phullon, leaf; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]gillyflower (ˈdʒɪlɪˌflaʊə) or gilliflowern1. (Plants) any of several plants having fragrant flowers, such as the stock and wallflower2. (Plants) an archaic name for carnation[C14: changed (through influence of flower) from gilofre, from Old French girofle, from Medieval Latin, from Greek karuophullon clove tree, from karuon nut + phullon leaf]gil•ly•flow•er or gil•li•flow•er (ˈdʒɪl iˌflaʊ ər)
n. 1. any of several pinks of the genus Dianthus. 2. any of various other usu. fragrant flowers, esp. a stock, Matthiola incana. [1300–50; alter. (by association with flower) of Middle English gilofre, geraflour < Old French gilofre, girofle < Latin caryophyllum < Greek karyóphyllon clove (káryo(n) nut + phýllon leaf)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  gillyflower - any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowersstockflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsgenus Matthiola, Matthiola - genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentalsbrompton stock, Matthiola incana - European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental | | 2. |  gillyflower - Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colorscarnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllusgarden pink, pink - any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers |
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gillyflower: see pinkpink,
common name for some members of the Caryophyllaceae, a family of small herbs found chiefly in north temperate zones (especially the Mediterranean area) but with several genera indigenous to south temperate zones and high altitudes of tropical mountains.
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in botany, common name for any species of the genus Matthiola, for Malcomia maritima (Virginia stock), and for the wallflower, all belonging to the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family), and for a carnation of the family Caryophyllaceae (pink
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Mediterranean perennial (Cheiranthus cheiri) of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family), particularly popular in Europe, where it flourishes on old walls.
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Synonyms for gillyflowernoun any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowersSynonymsRelated Words- flower
- genus Matthiola
- Matthiola
- brompton stock
- Matthiola incana
noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowersSynonyms- carnation
- clove pink
- Dianthus caryophyllus
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