gillyflower

== English == === Alternative forms === gilliflower, gilli-flower, gilly-flower, July-flower, gilliver, gilloflower === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/, /ˈɡɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/ === Noun === gillyflower (plural gillyflowers) Clove pink. (by extension) Any clove-scented flower. Any of several species of wallflower. A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core. (heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves. ==== Synonyms ==== (carnation): carnation, pink ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === gilliflower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Michael Quinion (2004), “Gillyflower”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.