"gladiolas" in the noun sense
1. gladiolus, gladiola, glad, sword lily
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
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