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 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
Performances concluded with Dame Edna flinging hundreds of gladioli into the crowd, no mean feat aerodynamically.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
Another woman offered the frontman a bouquet of flowers, which prompted a few words on one of his favorite performers, Morrissey, who’s known for tossing gladioli during his performances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2015
When he paints inside, he paints flowers of all kinds—roses, zinnias, gladioli, asters, and sunflowers, his favorite flower.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
