What is the Latin word for gilliflower?

The usual Latin words for “gilliflower” are caryophyllus, Hesperus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“gilliflower” in Latin

caryophyllusResembling or associated with clove.; Resembling or associated with the clove pink.Hesperusthe evening star; a mythological character, son of Aurora

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

gilliflower

Clove gilliflower, *dianthus caryophyllus (Linn.): stock gilliflower, *cheiranthus (Linn.): queen’s gilliflower, hesperis (Plin., Linn.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for gilliflower?: The usual Latin words for “gilliflower” are caryophyllus, Hesperus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.