gillyflowers
plural of gillyflower
Source: Wiktionary
Gil"ly*flow`er, n. Etym: [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove, OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. giroflée gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. foliage. Cf. Caryophyllus, July-flower.] (Bot.)
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. [Written also gilliflower.] Clove gillflower, the clove pink.
– Marsh gillyflower, the ragged robin (Lychnis Flos-cuculi).
– Queen's, or Winter, gillyflower, damewort.
– Sea gillyflower, the thrift (Armeria vulgaris).
– Wall gillyflower, the wallflower (Cheiranthus Cheiri).
– Water gillyflower, the water violet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
