Gillyflower /(?)/

Gil·ly·flow·er

Gillyflower

n.
  1. 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. (Bot.)
  2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core.

Phrases & Compounds

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.