|  gladiola 
  
 
 any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers;
 widely cultivated
 • Syn:
 gladiolus, glad, sword lily
 • Hypernyms:
 iridaceous plant
 • Member Holonyms:
 genus Gladiolus
 
 
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