gillyflower

Meaning

1. Clove pink.
2. Any clove-scented flower.
3. Any of several species of wallflower.
4. A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
5. A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.

Synonyms

stock

clove pink

carnation

common stock

Dianthus caryophyllus

true stock

wallflower

wall-flower

Translations

alhelí

şebboy

garofano

Levkoje

γαριφαλιά

giroflée

γαρυφαλιά

œillet

👁️

illet

œillet commun

œillet des fleuristes

matthiole

violacciocca

violaciocca

γαρύφαλλο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/

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”).