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gillyflower n. 紫罗兰 紫罗兰 gillyflower n 1: any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers [ synonym: { stock}, { gillyflower}] 2: Eurasian plant with pink to purple- red spice- scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors [ synonym: { carnation}, { clove pink}, { gillyflower}, { Dianthus caryophyllus}] Gillyflower \ Gil" ly* flow` er\, n. [ OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl[' e] e gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut ? leaf, akin to E. foliage. Cf. { Caryophyllus}, { July- flower}.] [ Written also { gilliflower}.] ( Bot.) 1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({ Dianthus Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({ Matthiola incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core. { Clove gillyflower}, the clove pink. { Marsh gillyflower}, the ragged robin ({ Lychnis Flos- cuculi}). { Queen' s gillyflower}, or { Winter gillyflower}, damewort. { Sea gillyflower}, the thrift ({ Armeria vulgaris}). { Wall gillyflower}, the wallflower ({ Cheiranthus Cheiri}). { Water gillyflower}, the water violet. [ 1913 Webster]
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