Gillyflower
Definition of Gillyflower
Gil´ly`flow`er
n.
1.
(Bot.)
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
red
color
,
and
having
a
large
core
.
Clove gillyflower
the
clove
pink
.
Marsh gillyflower
the
ragged
robin
(
Lychnis
Flos-cuculi
).
Queen's gillyflower
damewort
.
Sea gillyflower
the
thrift
(
Armeria
vulgaris
).
Wall gillyflower
the
wallflower
(
Cheiranthus
Cheiri
).
Water gillyflower
the
water
violet
.
Related Words
brompton
stock
,
flower
,
genus
Matthiola
,
Matthiola
,
Matthiola
incana
,
stock
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