"gillyflower" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/ [UK], /ˈd͡ʒɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/ [US], /ˈɡɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/ [US] Forms: gillyflowers [plural], gilliflower [alternative], gilli-flower [alternative], gilly-flower [alternative], July-flower [alternative], gilliver [alternative], gilloflower [alternative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|folk etymology}} folk etymology, {{der|en|fr|girofle}} French girofle, {{der|en|LL.|caryophyllum}} Late Latin caryophyllum, {{der|en|grc|καρυόφυλλον||dried flower buds of the clove tree}} Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον (karuóphullon, “dried flower buds of the clove tree”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gillyflower (plural gillyflowers)
  1. Clove pink.
    Sense id: en-gillyflower-en-noun-qkUGzZSQ Categories (other): Carnation family plants Disambiguation of Carnation family plants: 56 9 8 6 21
  2. (by extension) Any clove-scented flower. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-gillyflower-en-noun-q6E1Y1zB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations, Apple cultivars, Crucifers, Flowers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 33 15 22 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 37 12 27 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 33 12 20 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 54 16 13 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 50 13 14 12 Disambiguation of Apple cultivars: 8 55 9 21 8 Disambiguation of Crucifers: 7 67 8 10 9 Disambiguation of Flowers: 12 56 10 8 14
  3. Any of several species of wallflower.
    Sense id: en-gillyflower-en-noun-xX-TRLQa
  4. A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
    Sense id: en-gillyflower-en-noun-bGw2WAhB
  5. (heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves. Translations (heraldry: stylized carnation blossom): nejlika [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gillyflower-en-noun-3xf-Lb88 Categories (other): Heraldic charges Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics Disambiguation of 'heraldry: stylized carnation blossom': 16 8 3 1 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: carnation, pink Derived forms: clove gillyflower, marsh gillyflower, Queen's gillyflower, sea gillyflower, stock-gillyflower, wall gillyflower, water gillyflower, winter gillyflower

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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