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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.
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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.
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