gillyflower

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 272 words | Copyright

gillyflower †clove XIV; clove-scented pink, wallflower, etc. XV. ME. gilofre, gerofle — OF. gilofre, girofle — medL. caryophyllum — Gr. karuóphullon clove-tree, f. káruon nut + phúllon leaf. Alt. in Eng. (XV) by assim. to flower.

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