Gillyflower Definition
jĭlē-flouər
noun
Any of several plants having fragrant flowers, especially the carnation, stock, or wallflower.
American Heritage
Clove pink.
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Other Word Forms of Gillyflower
Noun
Singular:
gillyflower
Plural:
gillyflowersOrigin of Gillyflower
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Alteration (influenced by flower) of Middle English gilofre from Old French gilofre, girofle clove from Late Latin gariofilum from Greek karuophullon karuon nut kar- in Indo-European roots phullon leaf bhel-3 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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By folk etymology, with influence from flower, from French girofle, gilofre, from Late Latin caryophyllum, from Ancient Greek καρυοφυλλον (karyophyllon, “dried flower buds of the clove tree").
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