gillyflower
/ˈji-lē-ˌflau̇(-ə)r/ (ame, mw)
gillyflower — 名詞
1. any of several old-fashioned garden plants that produce brightly coloured, clove
香石竹
康乃馨等帶有香氣的傳統花卉
any of several old-fashioned garden plants that produce brightly coloured, clove-scented flowers, especially a type of carnation, stock, or wallflower.
The florist arranged a bunch of pink and white gillyflowers for the wedding table.
花藝師為婚禮餐桌佈置了一束粉白相間的香石竹。
collocation: pink and white gillyflowers
Yuna discovered rows of old-fashioned gillyflowers growing in her grandmother's garden.
Yuna 發現外婆的花園裡種了一排排復古的香石竹。
gillyflowers + growing in [location]
The herbalist used dried gillyflower petals to make a fragrant potpourri for the shop.
藥草師用乾燥的香石竹花瓣為店鋪製作了一款有香氣的乾燥花香包。
Amir picked a single purple gillyflower from the bush and pinned it to his shirt.
Amir 從花叢中摘了一朵紫色的香石竹，別在他的襯衫上。
For centuries, English cottage gardens have been famous for their sweet-smelling gillyflowers.
數百年來，英國的鄉村花園以它們芬芳的香石竹而聞名。
- carnation
The most common modern equivalent; refers specifically to the Dianthus caryophyllus, which is one type of gillyflower but not the only one.
- stock
Another plant historically called a gillyflower; has tall spikes of sweet-smelling flowers in pink, purple, or white.
- clove pink
An old English name for the clove-scented carnation; 'pink' here does not refer to the colour but to the flower type.
文法句型
a / the gillyflower (countable singular)
gillyflowers (common plural form)
用法筆記
Gillyflower is now an old-fashioned or literary term. In modern gardening and floristry, the individual plant names — carnation, stock, wallflower — are used instead. The word appears most often in historical novels, traditional poetry, and descriptions of heritage cottage gardens.