资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wallflower \Wall"flow`er\, n.
   1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant ({Cheiranthus
      Cheiri}), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from
      yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on
      old walls.

   Note: The name is sometimes extended to other species of
         {Cheiranthus} and of the related genus {Erysimum},
         especially the American {Western wallflower} ({Erysimum
         asperum}), a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers.

   2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not
      asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.]

Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove,
   OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl['e]e
   gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf,
   akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July-flower}.]
   (Bot.)
   1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus
      Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola
      incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant
      blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.

   2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red
      color, and having a large core. [Written also
      {gilliflower}.]

   {Clove gillflower}, the clove pink.

   {Marsh gillyflower}, the ragged robin ({Lychnis
      Flos-cuculi}).

   {Queen's, or Winter}, {gillyflower}, damewort.

   {Sea gillyflower}, the thrift ({Armeria vulgaris}).

   {Wall gillyflower}, the wallflower ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}).

   {Water gillyflower}, the water violet.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Cheiranthus cheiri
     n : perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant
         flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often
         naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in
         genus Erysimum [syn: {wallflower}, {Erysimum cheiri}]