gillyflower
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Definition of gillyflower
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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
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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.”
- (broadly)Any clove-scented flower.
- Any of several species of wallflower.
- A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
- A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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”).
Words you can make from gillyflower
200+ playable · top: FLOWERILY (18 pts)
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2 words7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
28 words- WIFELY 15 pts
- GROWLY 13 pts
- FELLOW 12 pts
- FLOWER 12 pts
- FOWLER 12 pts
- FRILLY 12 pts
- LIEFLY 12 pts
- LOWERY 12 pts
- OWLERY 12 pts
- REFLOW 12 pts
- RIFELY 12 pts
- WOLFER 12 pts
- YELLOW 12 pts
- YOWLER 12 pts
- GLOWER 10 pts
- GOLFER 10 pts
- GORILY 10 pts
- LOGILY 10 pts
- REGLOW 10 pts
- FILLER 9 pts
- OWLIER 9 pts
- REFILL 9 pts
- WILLER 9 pts
- GILLER 7 pts
- GRILLE 7 pts
- LOGIER 7 pts
- LOLLER 6 pts
- ROLLIE 6 pts
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47 words- WIFEY 14 pts
- FOGEY 12 pts
- FELLY 11 pts
- FERLY 11 pts
- FIERY 11 pts
- FILLY 11 pts
- FLYER 11 pts
- FOLEY 11 pts
- FOLLY 11 pts
- FOYER 11 pts
- LOWLY 11 pts
- REFLY 11 pts
- REIFY 11 pts
- WELLY 11 pts
- WILLY 11 pts
- YOWIE 11 pts
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- GELLY 9 pts
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- GIRLY 9 pts
- GLORY 9 pts
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- GOLLY 9 pts
- GRIEF 9 pts
- GROWL 9 pts
- FILER 8 pts
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- LIFER 8 pts
- LOLLY 8 pts
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- RILEY 8 pts
- ROILY 8 pts
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- GRILL 6 pts
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- ORIEL 5 pts
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- RILLE 5 pts
4-letter words
86 words- FOGY 11 pts
- FLEW 10 pts
- FLEY 10 pts
- FLOW 10 pts
- FOWL 10 pts
- FROW 10 pts
- OWLY 10 pts
- WIFE 10 pts
- WILY 10 pts
- WIRY 10 pts
- WOLF 10 pts
- WYLE 10 pts
- YEOW 10 pts
- YOWE 10 pts
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- GLEY 8 pts
- GLOW 8 pts
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- ORGY 8 pts
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- FELL 7 pts
- FILE 7 pts
- FILL 7 pts
- FILO 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FLIR 7 pts
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- LIFE 7 pts
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- LOWE 7 pts
- LWEI 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- OILY 7 pts
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- REIF 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
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- WILL 7 pts
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- YELL 7 pts
- YILL 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- ERGO 5 pts
- GILL 5 pts
- GIRL 5 pts
- GIRO 5 pts
- GOER 5 pts
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- OGLE 5 pts
- OGRE 5 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LILO 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LOLL 4 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RILL 4 pts
- ROIL 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
- ROLL 4 pts
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