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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