meaning of gillyflower

1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink (Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.
2.
A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red color, and having a large core.
3.
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors


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