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GLADIOLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gladiola mean?
• GLADIOLA (noun)
The noun GLADIOLA has 1 sense:
1. any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
Familiarity information: GLADIOLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
glad; gladiola; gladiolus; sword lily
Hypernyms ("gladiola" is a kind of...):
iridaceous plant (any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae)
Holonyms ("gladiola" is a member of...):
genus Gladiolus (gladiolas)
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