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.
gladioluses
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pluralof gladiolus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Miracle after miracle, Clive—from the enchantment of July roses to the splendour of dahlia, calendula, and gladioluses.
From Athalie by Frank Craig
On each side of the driveway the greensward was beautified by alternating star and diamond-shaped plots of geraniums, roses, gladioluses, canna and nasturtions.
From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Milan C. Edson
Around it a ring of cut glass bouquet holders, filled with spikes of flaming gladioluses, formed a most effective border.
From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Milan C. Edson
The principal objects in his picture are a silver dish with figs, a silver bowl containing roses and gladioluses at the foot of a column, and black and white grapes, apples, etc., in the foreground.
From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Esther Singleton
