GLADIOLA

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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

Synonyms:

glad; gladiola; gladiolus; sword lily

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Nouns denoting plants

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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