Look up: gillyflower

1. Gillyflower
   (Dianthus) This group of hardy plants includes Pinks, Carnations and Sweet Williams. The Carnation is the descendent of D. Caryophyllus; it grows wild in southern Europe. D. barbatus, the Sweet William, is found wild in the Mediterranean region. The Pinks have mainly come from D. plumarius. The Chin...
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2. Gillyflower
   Gil'ly·flow`er noun [ Middle English gilofre , gilofer , clove, Old French girofre , girofle , French girofle : confer French giroflée gillyflower, from girofle , Greek ... clove tree; ... nut + ... l...
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3. gillyflower
   <botany> ... 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. ... 2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish r...
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4. Gillyflower
   • (n.) A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core. • (n.) 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 purpl...
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5. gillyflower
   any of several scented flowering plants, especially the carnation, or clove pink (Dianthus caryophyllus), stock (Matthiola incana), and wallflower ...
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6. gillyflower
   gillyflower: see pink; stock; wallflower.
   Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09138