Gillyflower

Morpheme

Gillyflower

Type

free base

Denotation

type of flowering plant with pinkish clove-scented flower

Etymology

folk etymology influenced by unrelated Flower, from French girofle; Old French girofle; Latin caryophyllum; Ancient Greek karuóphýllon, from káruon + phýllon

Evidence

gillyflower

See Also

Phyll