gillyflower

• Terme vieilli ou littéraire désignant une fleur odorante, généralement un œillet à odeur de girofle, une giroflée ou une violière (matthiole), parfois aussi la giroflée jaune (violier).

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.

   Giroflée

   • 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.

   Synonymescarnationclove pinkpink