Gillyflower — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɪlɪflˌaʊɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɪlɪflˌaʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɪlɪflˌaʊə/

4 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɪlɪflˌaʊɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stock carnation clove pink Dianthus caryophyllus

Word Forms

carnation

adjective

pink or pinkish

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gillyblume

eine von mehreren Pflanzen der Alten Welt, die wegen ihrer leuchtend farbigen Blüten kultiviert werden

🇫🇷French

giroflée

l'une des nombreuses plantes de l'Ancien Monde cultivées pour leurs fleurs aux couleurs vives

🇪🇸Spanish

alhelí

cualquiera de las varias plantas del Viejo Mundo cultivadas por sus flores de colores brillantes

🇮🇹Italian

violacciocca

una qualsiasi delle numerose piante del Vecchio Mondo coltivate per i loro fiori dai colori vivaci

🇳🇱Dutch

gillybloem

een van de vele planten uit de Oude Wereld die worden gekweekt vanwege hun felgekleurde bloemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

flor de gilly

qualquer uma das várias plantas do Velho Mundo cultivadas por suas flores coloridas

🇷🇺Russian

левкой

любое из нескольких растений Старого Света, выращиваемых из-за их ярких цветов.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गिल्लीफ़्लॉवर

पुरानी दुनिया के कई पौधों में से कोई एक जो उनके चमकीले रंग के फूलों के लिए उगाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গিলিফ্লাওয়ার

উজ্জ্বল রঙের ফুলের জন্য চাষ করা বেশ কয়েকটি পুরানো বিশ্বের গাছপালা

🇮🇳Tamil

கில்லிஃப்ளவர்

பல பழைய உலக தாவரங்கள் அவற்றின் பிரகாசமான வண்ண மலர்களுக்காக பயிரிடப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

గిల్లీ ఫ్లవర్

అనేక పాత ప్రపంచ మొక్కలు వాటి ప్రకాశవంతమైన రంగుల పువ్వుల కోసం పండించబడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

गिलीफ्लॉवर

त्यांच्या चमकदार रंगाच्या फुलांसाठी लागवड केलेल्या जुन्या जगातील वनस्पतींपैकी कोणतीही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગિલીફ્લાવર

જૂના વિશ્વના ઘણા છોડમાંથી કોઈપણ તેમના તેજસ્વી રંગીન ફૂલો માટે ઉગાડવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಿಲ್ಲಿಫ್ಲವರ್

ಹಲವಾರು ಹಳೆಯ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಅವುಗಳ ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಹೂವುಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗല്ലിഫ്ലവർ

കടും നിറമുള്ള പൂക്കൾക്ക് വേണ്ടി നട്ടുവളർത്തുന്ന പഴയ ലോക സസ്യങ്ങളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਿਲੀਫਲਾਵਰ

ਆਪਣੇ ਚਮਕੀਲੇ ਰੰਗ ਦੇ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਲਈ ਕਾਸ਼ਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਕਈ ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਪੌਦਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

گلی فلاور

پرانی دنیا کے متعدد پودوں میں سے کوئی بھی جو اپنے چمکدار رنگ کے پھولوں کے لیے کاشت کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紫罗兰

为开出鲜艳花朵而栽培的几种旧世界植物之一

🇯🇵Japanese

ギリーフラワー

鮮やかな色の花のために栽培されているいくつかの旧世界の植物の総称

🇰🇷Korean

패랭이꽃

밝은 색의 꽃을 위해 재배되는 여러 구세계 식물 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoa gilly

bất kỳ loại cây nào trong Thế giới cũ được trồng để lấy hoa có màu sắc rực rỡ

🇹🇭Thai

ดอกกิลลี่ฟลาวเวอร์

พืชในโลกเก่าหลายชนิดที่ปลูกเพื่อดอกไม้ที่มีสีสันสดใส

🇮🇩Indonesian

bunga gilly

salah satu dari beberapa tanaman Dunia Lama yang dibudidayakan karena bunganya yang berwarna cerah

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

گل گلی

هر یک از چندین گیاه دنیای قدیم که برای گل های رنگارنگشان کشت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

şebboy

parlak renkli çiçekleri için yetiştirilen çeşitli Eski Dünya bitkilerinden herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

גליפרח

כל אחד מכמה צמחים בעולם הישן שטופחו בשל הפרחים הצבעוניים שלהם

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