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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gil•ly•flow•er (jil′ē flou′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[Archaic.]any of several fragrant flowers of the genus Dianthus, as the carnation or clove pink.
- Plant Biologyany of various other usually fragrant flowers, esp. a stock, Matthiola incana, of the mustard family.
Also, gil′li•flow′er. - Greek karyóphyllon clove (káryo(n) nut + phýllon leaf )
- Latin caryophyllum
- Old French gilofre, girofle
- alteration (by association with flower) of Middle English gilofre, geraflour 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gillyflower, gilliflower /ˈdʒɪlɪˌflaʊə/ n - any of several plants having fragrant flowers, such as the stock and wallflower
- an archaic name for carnation
Etymology: 14th Century: changed (through influence of flower) from gilofre, from Old French girofle, from Medieval Latin, from Greek karuophullon clove tree, from karuon nut + phullon leaf |