gilly- root words — words with the gilly- root

The root gilly- comes from Greek karyophyllon, meaning clove (folk-altered from clove-scented flower). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including gillyflower. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the gilly- root

Explore words with gilly- — words containing the gilly- root and sharing its sense of "clove (folk-altered from clove-scented flower)". Examples include gillyflower. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does gilly- mean?

The gilly- root means clove (folk-altered from clove-scented flower), from Greek karyophyllon. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.