Gillyflower

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaÊŠÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈdʒɪl.iËŒflaÊŠÉš/, /ˈɡɪl.iËŒflaÊŠÉš/

Alternative forms

• gilliflower
• gilli-flower
• gilly-flower
• July-flower
• gilliver
• gilloflower

Origin

By folk etymology, with influence from flower, from French girofle, gilofre, from Late Latin caryophyllum, from Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον ("dried flower buds of the clove tree").

Full definition of gillyflower

Noun

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

Synonyms

• (carnation) carnation, pink

Derived terms

• clove gillyflower
• marsh gillyflower
• Queen's gillyflower
• sea gillyflower
• wall gillyflower
• water gillyflower
• winter gillyflower