Dictionary

gillyflower en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/ (US)
• /ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/ (UK)
• /ˈɡɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/ (US)

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”).

Meanings

1. Clove pink.
   • A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an effective aphrodisiac. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 102:
2. (broadly) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

sea gillyflower · Queen's gillyflower · stock-gillyflower · marsh gillyflower · water gillyflower · winter gillyflower · wall gillyflower · clove gillyflower

Synonyms

pink · carnation

Translations (1)

sv nejlika (heraldry: stylized carnation blossom)