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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] (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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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}]
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