clove gillyflower
11clove — 1. n. 1 a a dried flower bud of a tropical plant, Eugenia aromatica, used as a pungent aromatic spice. b this plant. 2 (in full clove gillyflower or clove pink) a clove scented pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, the original of the carnation and other… …
12clove pink — noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple red spice scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors • Syn: ↑carnation, ↑gillyflower, ↑Dianthus caryophyllus • Derivationally related forms: ↑carnation (for:… …
13gillyflower — n. 1 (in full clove gillyflower) a clove scented pink (see CLOVE(1) 2). 2 any of various similarly scented flowers such as the wallflower or white stock. Etymology: ME gilofre, gerofle f. OF gilofre, girofle, f. med.L f. Gk karuophullon clove… …
14gillyflower — 1550s, folk etymology spelling (by association of flower) of gilofre, originally clove, c.1300, from O.Fr. girofle clove, ultimately from Gk. karyophyllon clove, nut leaf, dried flower bud of clove tree, from karyon nut + phyllon leaf (see FOLIO… …
15Marsh gillyflower — Gillyflower Gil ly*flow er, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[ e]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July flower}.] [Written also… …
16Queen's gillyflower — Gillyflower Gil ly*flow er, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[ e]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July flower}.] [Written also… …
17Sea gillyflower — Gillyflower Gil ly*flow er, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[ e]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July flower}.] [Written also… …
18Wall gillyflower — Gillyflower Gil ly*flow er, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[ e]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July flower}.] [Written also… …
19Water gillyflower — Gillyflower Gil ly*flow er, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[ e]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July flower}.] [Written also… …
20Winter gillyflower — Gillyflower Gil ly*flow er, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[ e]e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July flower}.] [Written also… …
