Gill'y-flow'er, n.

n. [O. Eng. jerefloure, gillofre, gillofer, gilover, girofer, from Fr. giroflée, from Fr. & Pr. girofle, clove, Sp. girofle, girofre, It. garofano, from N. Lat. caryophyllum, Gr. καρυόφυλλον. See CARYOPHYLLOUS.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Matthiola (especially the M. incana), called also purple gillyflower; stock.