"gillyflower" meaning in English

See gillyflower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/ [UK], /ˈd͡ʒɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/ [US], /ˈɡɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/ [US] Forms: gillyflowers [plural]
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
  2. (by extension) Any clove-scented flower. Tags: broadly Categories (lifeform): Apple cultivars, Carnation family plants, Crucifers, Flowers
    Sense id: en-gillyflower-en-noun-q6E1Y1zB Disambiguation of Apple cultivars: 26 51 6 10 7 Disambiguation of Carnation family plants: 25 44 8 9 14 Disambiguation of Crucifers: 11 58 10 11 10 Disambiguation of Flowers: 13 54 10 10 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 40 16 16 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 40 13 24 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 37 11 18 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 54 16 13 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 47 17 11 12
  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. Categories (topical): Heraldic charges Translations (heraldry: stylized carnation blossom): nejlika [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gillyflower-en-noun-3xf-Lb88 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, gilliflower, gilli-flower, gilly-flower, July-flower, gilliver, gilloflower Derived forms: clove gillyflower, marsh gillyflower, Queen's gillyflower, sea gillyflower, stock-gillyflower, wall gillyflower, water gillyflower, winter gillyflower

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "clove gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "marsh gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Queen's gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sea gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "stock-gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wall gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "water gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "winter gillyflower"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "folk etymology"
      },
      "expansion": "folk etymology",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "girofle"
      },
      "expansion": "French girofle",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "caryophyllum"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin caryophyllum",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "καρυόφυλλον",
        "4": "",
        "5": "dried flower buds of the clove tree"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον (karuóphullon, “dried flower buds of the clove tree”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gillyflowers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "gillyflower (plural gillyflowers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Clove pink."
      ],
      "id": "en-gillyflower-en-noun-qkUGzZSQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "Clove pink",
          "clove pink"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 40 16 16 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 40 13 24 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 37 11 18 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 54 16 13 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 47 17 11 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 51 6 10 7",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Apple cultivars",
          "orig": "en:Apple cultivars",
          "parents": [
            "Fruits",
            "Pome fruits",
            "Foods",
            "Plants",
            "Rose family plants",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Rosales order plants",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 44 8 9 14",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Carnation family plants",
          "orig": "en:Carnation family plants",
          "parents": [
            "Caryophyllales order plants",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 58 10 11 10",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Crucifers",
          "orig": "en:Crucifers",
          "parents": [
            "Brassicales order plants",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 54 10 10 13",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Flowers",
          "orig": "en:Flowers",
          "parents": [
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any clove-scented flower."
      ],
      "id": "en-gillyflower-en-noun-q6E1Y1zB",
      "links": [
        [
          "clove",
          "clove"
        ],
        [
          "scented",
          "scented"
        ],
        [
          "flower",
          "flower"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) Any clove-scented flower."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several species of wallflower."
      ],
      "id": "en-gillyflower-en-noun-xX-TRLQa",
      "links": [
        [
          "wallflower",
          "wallflower"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core."
      ],
      "id": "en-gillyflower-en-noun-bGw2WAhB",
      "links": [
        [
          "variety",
          "variety"
        ],
        [
          "apple",
          "apple"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Heraldic charges",
          "orig": "en:Heraldic charges",
          "parents": [
            "Heraldry",
            "History",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves."
      ],
      "id": "en-gillyflower-en-noun-3xf-Lb88",
      "links": [
        [
          "heraldry",
          "heraldry"
        ],
        [
          "stylized",
          "stylized"
        ],
        [
          "blossom",
          "blossom"
        ],
        [
          "red",
          "red"
        ],
        [
          "slip",
          "slip"
        ],
        [
          "leaves",
          "leaf"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "heraldry",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "16 8 3 1 72",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "heraldry: stylized carnation blossom",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "nejlika"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "carnation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pink"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gilliflower"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gilli-flower"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gilly-flower"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "July-flower"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gilliver"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gilloflower"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gillyflower"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from French",
    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "en:Apple cultivars",
    "en:Carnation family plants",
    "en:Crucifers",
    "en:Flowers"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "clove gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "word": "marsh gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "word": "Queen's gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "word": "sea gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "word": "stock-gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "word": "wall gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "word": "water gillyflower"
    },
    {
      "word": "winter gillyflower"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "folk etymology"
      },
      "expansion": "folk etymology",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "girofle"
      },
      "expansion": "French girofle",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "caryophyllum"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin caryophyllum",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "καρυόφυλλον",
        "4": "",
        "5": "dried flower buds of the clove tree"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον (karuóphullon, “dried flower buds of the clove tree”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gillyflowers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "gillyflower (plural gillyflowers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Clove pink."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Clove pink",
          "clove pink"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any clove-scented flower."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clove",
          "clove"
        ],
        [
          "scented",
          "scented"
        ],
        [
          "flower",
          "flower"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) Any clove-scented flower."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several species of wallflower."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wallflower",
          "wallflower"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "variety",
          "variety"
        ],
        [
          "apple",
          "apple"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Heraldic charges"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heraldry",
          "heraldry"
        ],
        [
          "stylized",
          "stylized"
        ],
        [
          "blossom",
          "blossom"
        ],
        [
          "red",
          "red"
        ],
        [
          "slip",
          "slip"
        ],
        [
          "leaves",
          "leaf"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(heraldry) A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "heraldry",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "carnation"
    },
    {
      "word": "pink"
    },
    {
      "word": "gilliflower"
    },
    {
      "word": "gilli-flower"
    },
    {
      "word": "gilly-flower"
    },
    {
      "word": "July-flower"
    },
    {
      "word": "gilliver"
    },
    {
      "word": "gilloflower"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "heraldry: stylized carnation blossom",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nejlika"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gillyflower"
}

Download raw JSONL data for gillyflower meaning in English (3.3kB)

{
  "called_from": "linkages/371",
  "msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: (carnation): carnation, pink desc=carnation rest=carnation, pink cls=romanization cls2=english e1=True e2=False",
  "path": [
    "gillyflower"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "gillyflower",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.