[W/K] :: Gilly-flower

  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]

  gillyflower
       n 1: any of several Old World plants cultivated for their
            brightly colored flowers [syn: stock]
       2: Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually
          double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and
          many colors [syn: carnation, clove pink, Dianthus
          caryophyllus]