Definitions for gillyflower
ˈdʒɪl iˌflaʊ ərgil·lyflow·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. stock, gillyflowernoun

   any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

2. carnation, clove pink, gillyflower, Dianthus caryophyllusnoun

   Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gillyflowernoun

   clove pink

2. gillyflowernoun

   Any clove-scented flower.

3. gillyflowernoun

   A variety of apple.

4. gillyflowernoun

   A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.

5. Etymology: By folk etymology, with influence from flower, from girofle, gilofre, from caryophyllum, from καρυοφυλλον.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gillyflowernoun

   Gillyflowers, or rather Julyflowers, so called from the month they blow in, are of a very great variety; but they may be reduced to these sorts; red and white, purple and white, scarlet and white, the various kinds of which are too many to enumerate. John Mortimer Husbandry.

   Etymology: Either corrupted from July flower, or from giroflée, French.

   In July come gillyflowers of all varieties. Francis Bacon, Essay 47.

   Fair is the gillyflow’r of gardens sweet,
   Fair is the marygold, for pottage meet. John Gay, Pastorals.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gillyflower

   Gillyflower is a common name broadly used to describe several flowering plants, including those from the genera Carnation, Matthiola, and Cheiranthus. These plants usually have densely clustered, fragrant flowers that come in various colors such as purple, pink, and white. This term is most often associated with ornamental plants used in gardens.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gillyflowernoun

   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. Gillyflowernoun

   a kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core

3. Etymology: [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofle gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. clove tree; nut + leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. Caryophyllus, July-flower.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gillyflower

   jil′i-flow-ėr, n. popular English name for stock, wallflower, &c., from its clove-like smell. [O. Fr. giroflée—Gr. karyophyllon, the clove-tree—karyon, a nut, phyllon, a leaf.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gillyflower in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gillyflower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gillyflower
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gillyflower
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gillyflower
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gillyflower
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gillyflower