gillyflower
Clove pinkClove pink.
Meaning
5 sensesClove pink.
(broadly)Any clove-scented flower.
Any of several species of wallflower.
A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.
- any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
- Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
Origin
By folk etymology (with influence from flower) from French girofle, gilofre, from Late LatBy folk etymology (with influence from flower) from French girofle, gilofre, from Late Latin caryophyllum, from Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον (karuóphullon, “dried flower buds of the clove tree”).
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Forms
plural: gillyflowersSynonyms
5 synonyms- any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers:stock
- Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors:carnationclove pinkDianthus caryophyllus
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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