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English noun: gillyflower

1. gillyflower (plant) any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers


Synonymsstock


Broader (hypernym)flower


Narrower (hyponym)brompton stock, Matthiola incana


Member meronymgenus Matthiola, Matthiola

2. gillyflower (plant) Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors


Synonymscarnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus


Broader (hypernym)garden pink, pink









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