Definition
A fragrant flowering plant of the carnation family, prized in gardens and perfumery, or the flower itself.
Etymology
From French 'girofle' (meaning clove) + 'flower,' originally referring to clove-scented flowers. The name was corrupted from 'clove-flower' through folk etymology. Medieval herbalists valued it for its spice-like scent.
Kelly Says
Medieval people renamed this flower 'gillyflower' by mishearing 'girofle' (clove)—it's a perfect example of how misunderstandings can accidentally create poetic names that stick for centuries.
Translations
ARالعربية
زهرة جيللي
zahra jilli
BNবাংলা
গিল্লিফ্লাওয়ার
gil-li-fla-ower
CACatalà
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
CSČeština
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
DADansk
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
DEDeutsch
Gillykraut
gil-li-kraut
ELΕλληνικά
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
ESEspañol
flor de jara
flor deh ja-ra
FAفارسی
گیللی فلوور
gil-li flo-or
FISuomi
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
FRFrançais
fleur de lys
fleur deh lee
GUGU
ગિલ્લીફ્લોવર
gil-li-flo-ver
HAHA
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
HEעברית
גיליפלור
gil-i-flo-r
HIहिन्दी
गिलीफ्लावर
gili-fla-ver
HUMagyar
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunga gillyflower
bunga gil-li-flow-er
IGIG
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
ITItaliano
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
KKKK
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
KO한국어
길리 플라워
gil-li p-la-wo
MRMR
गिलीफ्लावर
gil-i-fla-ver
MSBahasa Melayu
bunga gillyflower
bunga gil-li-flow-er
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျီလီဖလော mawar
gyee-lee-fla-o maw-ar
NLNederlands
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
NONorsk
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
PAPA
ਗਿਲੀਫਲੋਅਰ
gil-i-flo-ar
PLPolski
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
PTPortuguês
flor-de-lis
flor-deh-lis
RORomână
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
RUРусский
гиллифлавер
gil-li-fla-ver
SVSvenska
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
SWKiswahili
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
TAதமிழ்
கில்லிப்ளவர்
gil-li-p-lav-ar
TEతెలుగు
గిల్లిఫ్లవర్
gil-li-f-lav-er
THไทย
ดอกกิลลี่
dok gil-li
TLTL
bunga gillyflower
bunga gil-li-flow-er
TRTürkçe
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
UKУкраїнська
гілліфлавер
hil-li-fla-ver
URاردو
گیلی فلور
gil-i-flo-r
VITiếng Việt
hoa gillyflower
hoa gil-li-flow-er
YOYO
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er
ZUZU
gillyflower
gil-li-flow-er