Gladiolus Definition

glădē-ōləs
gladioli, gladiolus
noun
gladioli
Any of a genus (Gladiolus) of plants of the iris family, with swordlike leaves, corms, and tall spikes of funnel-shaped flowers in various colors.
Webster's New World
The central part of the sternum.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Ixieae — the gladioli..

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Noun

Singular:
gladiolus
Plural:
gladioli

Origin of Gladiolus

  • Middle English gladiol from Latin gladiolus wild iris diminutive of gladius sword gladiator

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).

    From Wiktionary

Gladiolus Sentence Examples

  • Those who desire their gardens to be beautiful late in the autumn should not fail to employ the Gladiolus largely.

  • Africa. Every species introduced is of value, is easily grown, and is suitable for many garden uses, but the charm of the Gladiolus is derived from the beautiful hybrid varieties.

  • The members of this order are generally perennial herbs growing from a corm as in Crocus and Gladiolus, or a rhizome as in Iris; more rarely, as in the Spanish iris, from a bulb.

  • Kaffir Lily (Schizostylis) - S. coccinea is a handsome bulbous plant from Kaffraria, with the habit of a Gladiolus, from 2 to 3 feet high.

  • Try any of the species gladiolus they are beautiful and delicate and really quite different from the loud and sometimes brash cultivated varieties.

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