GLADIOLUS


Meaning of GLADIOLUS in English

noun (plural gladioli) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, ~, from diminutive of gladius Date: 15th century any of a genus ( Gladiolus ) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms, the large middle portion of the sternum

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