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gillyflowertype of flowering plant, 1550s, folk etymology alteration (by association with unrelated flower) of gilofre "gillyflower" (late 14c.), originally "clove" (c. 1300), from Old French [..]
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gillyflower(n) any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers(n) Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties an [..]
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