gladiola

[ glad-ee-oh-luh ]

noun

1. gladiolus ( def 1 ).

Other Words From

• gladi·olar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gladiola¹

From Latin, neuter plural treated as if feminine singular

Example Sentences

I ordered a new style of gladiola eight years ago of a man who had his portrait in the bow of his seed catalogue.

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I go now into my cellar to bring out the gladiola bulb and the homesick turnip of last year.

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Then Gladiola moved up to the squeaky end of the piano and gave an imitation of a Swiss music box.

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The way Gladiola went after one of Beethoven's sonatas and slapped its ears was pitiful.

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I could squeeze along two years without the gladiola and the oleander in the large tub.

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