See also: gilly-flower

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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).

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/, /ˈɡɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/

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gillyflower (plural gillyflowers)

  1. Clove pink.
  2. (by extension) Any clove-scented flower.
  3. Any of several species of wallflower.
  4. A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
  5. (heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.

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