Definition of GILLYFLOWER

gillyflower

Plural: gillyflowers

Noun

  • any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
  • Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
  • Clove pink.
  • 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.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, stock, pink

Scrabble Score: 21

gillyflower: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gillyflower: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gillyflower: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

gillyflower: valid Words With Friends Word