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| gil·ly·flow·er [ jíllee flòwr ] (plural gil·ly·flow·ers) |
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1. clove-scented pink: a clove-scented pink or carnation
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2. sweet-scented flower: a scented flower, e.g. a stock or wallflower
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| [14th century. < Alteration (after flower) of French girofle, via medieval Latin caryophyllum "clove" < Greek karuophullon "nut leaf"] |
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