gillyflower

noun

1. any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

   noun.plant

   Synonyms stock

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms carnation clove pink dianthus caryophyllus

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. A name given by old writers to the clove pink (<i>Dianthus Caryophyllus</i>) but now to the common stock (<i>Matthiola incana</i>), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.

   noun

   Source: webster1913