gillyflower

n. Clove-scented flower, e.g. A wallflower or the clove-scented pink. [french gilofre]

n. 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.