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Gillyflower

noun

(Written also gilliflower)

Any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers. Synonym: stock.

Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors. Synonyms: carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus.

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Words linked to "Gillyflower" : Matthiola, carnation, pink, genus Matthiola, garden pink, clove pink, Matthiola incana, water gillyflower, brompton stock, flower