gillyflower

• Término obsoleto o literario para una flor, generalmente referido a un clavel con aroma a clavo o a un alhelí, a veces también a la alheña o a una flor fragante similar.

An archaic or literary term for a flower, typically referring to a clove-scented pink or carnation, or sometimes a wallflower.

1. A fragrant flowerC2formalbritish

   A common name for several types of sweet-scented flowers, especially the carnation or clove pink.

   Alhelí o clavel de olor

   • The garden was filled with the sweet scent of gillyflowers.
   • She picked a bouquet of gillyflowers for the table.
   • Gillyflowers were popular in Elizabethan gardens.

   Sinónimoscarnationclove pinkpink