Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)Sword grass.

  2. (uncountable)Any plant with sword-shaped leaves, especially Iris foetidissima.

Origin

From Old English glaedene from Latin gladiolus (“little sword; sword lily”).

From Old English glaedene from Latin gladiolus (“little sword; sword lily”).

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See also

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