gladiolus
noun
any plant of the genus Gladiolus, of the iris family, native especially to Africa, having erect, sword-shaped leaves and spikes of flowers in a variety of colors.
gladioli
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pluralof gladiolus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The FDA later identified in testing that the baby wipes were contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia and Burkholderia gladioli, bacterias commonly found in soil and water, in product samples tested by the FDA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
The claim is sometime made that funerals are about the living, but that reduces the event to a group therapy session, overlaid with the cloying odor of lilies and gladioli.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
From her humble suburban beginnings in the mid 1950s, plain Mrs Everage morphed into a global superstar, spreading her homespun philosophy and piles of gladioli wherever she went.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2023
Rhoda was dressed in a blue caftan and strewn with sunflowers, roses and gladioli.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2020
A flower arrangement with gladioli sits on a polished table beside it.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
