# gillyflower

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/

## Definitions
1. Clove pink.
2. Any clove-scented flower.
3. Any of several species of wallflower.
4. A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
5. A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.

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

## Source
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