gillyflower

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/    美 /ˈd͡ʒɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/|/ˈɡɪl.iˌflaʊɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Clove pink.
    — A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an effective aphrodisiac.
  2. Any clove-scented flower. broadly
  3. Any of several species of wallflower.
  4. A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core.
  5. A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves.

词形变化

gillyflowers plural gilliflower alternative gilli-flower alternative gilly-flower alternative July-flower alternative gilliver alternative gilloflower alternative

词汇关系

近义词
carnation pink
衍生词
clove gillyflower marsh gillyflower Queen's gillyflower sea gillyflower stock-gillyflower wall gillyflower water gillyflower winter gillyflower

词源

By folk etymology (with influence from flower) from French girofle, gilofre, from Late Latin caryophyllum, from Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον (karuóphullon, “dried flower buds of the clove tree”).
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