The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove,
   OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl['e]e
   gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf,
   akin to E. foliage. Cf. Caryophyllus, July-flower.]
   [Written also gilliflower.] (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.
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   2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red
      color, and having a large core.

   Clove gillyflower, the clove pink.

   Marsh gillyflower, the ragged robin (Lychnis
      Flos-cuculi).

   Queen's gillyflower, or Winter gillyflower, damewort.

   Sea gillyflower, the thrift (Armeria vulgaris).

   Wall gillyflower, the wallflower (Cheiranthus Cheiri).

   Water gillyflower, the water violet.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clove \Clove\, n. [OE. clow, fr. F. clou nail, clou de girofle a
   clove, lit. nail of clove, fr. L. clavus nail, perh. akin to
   clavis key, E. clavicle. The clove was so called from its
   resemblance to a nail. So in D. kruidnagel clove, lit.
   herb-nail or spice-nail. Cf. Cloy.]
   A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of
   the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn. Caryophullus
   aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles.
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   Clove camphor. (Chem.) See Eugenin.

   Clove gillyflower, Clove pink (Bot.), any fragrant
      self-colored carnation.
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