Noun: gillyflower 'ji-lee,flaw(-u)r
- Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colours
"Red gillyflowers filled the Valentine's Day bouquet";
- carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus
- Any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly coloured flowers
"Gillyflowers were popular in medieval gardens";
- stock
Derived forms: gillyflowers
Type of: flower, garden pink, pink
Part of: genus Matthiola, Matthiola
Encyclopedia: Gillyflower