gillyflower

English - Turkish

Definition of gillyflower in English Turkish dictionary

karanfil

şebboy

Matthiola incana

(isim) şebboy

kırmızı şebboy

bir çeşit parlak koyu kırmızı elma

English - English

Definition of gillyflower in English English dictionary

Any clove-scented flower

A carnation (flower of the genus Dianthus)

A variety of apple

A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves

A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core

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

Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

{i} carnation, clove pink; any of various plants that have scented flowers (such as the wallflower)

any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

Related Terms

water gillyflower

a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers

Hyphenation

gil·ly·flow·er

Synonyms

carnation, pink

Etymology

() By folk etymology, with influence from flower, from French girofle, gilofre, from Late Latin caryophyllum, from Ancient Greek καρυοφυλλον (karyophyllon, “dried flower buds of the clove tree”).