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gillyflower

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˈdʒɪl.ɪˌflaʊə/Part of speech nounSorted efgilllorwyStarts with GEnds with R0 clues
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  1. An old name for fragrant flowering plants such as stocks, wallflowers, or carnations.

Word origin

By folk etymology (with influence from flower) from French girofle, gilofre, from Late Latin caryophyllum, from Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον (karuóphullon, “dried flower buds of the clove tree”).

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