gillyflower

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
24
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/ (UK)
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/ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/ (UK) · /ˈd͡ʒɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/ (US) · /ˈɡɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/ (US)

Definition of gillyflower

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Clove pink.
    “A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an effective aphrodisiac.”
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noun

  1. Clove pink.
    “A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an effective aphrodisiac.”
  2. (broadly)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. A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.

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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”).

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