noun
Meaning 1
Clove pink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
gillyflower
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/
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US: /ˈd͡ʒɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/
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US: /ˈɡɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/
noun
Meaning 2
Any clove-scented flower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of several species of wallflower.
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noun
Meaning 4
A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
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noun
Meaning 5
A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus
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Broader terms: pink, garden pink
noun
Meaning 7
any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stock
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Broader terms: flower
Narrower terms: brompton stock, Matthiola incana
History
Etymology
By 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”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Swedish: nejlika — heraldry: stylized carnation blossom