gil|ly|flow|er

gil|ly|flow|er
gil|ly|flow|er «JIHL ee FLOW uhr», noun.
1. any one of various flowers having a spicy, clovelike fragrance, such as the wallflower, the stock, the carnation, and the clove pink.
2. a variety of dark-red apple, of a delicate, spicy flavor.
[alteration of Old French gilofre, ultimately < Greek karyóphyllon clove, the dried flower bud of the clove tree < káryon nut + phýllon leaf]

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