Gladiolus
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- noun
- /ˈɡlædiˌoʊləs/
- Specialized
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gladiolo
- Every summer, I love to grow gladiolus for their tall spikes of colorful flowers.
- plant gladiolus
- gladiolus flowers
In this row, I'm going to do dahlias instead because Gladiolus, I find that I don't actually harvest them to use as cut flowers.
- In this row, I'm going to do dahlias instead because Gladiolus, I find that I don't actually harvest them to use as cut flowers.
Examples
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In this row, I'm going to do dahlias instead because Gladiolus, I find that I don't actually harvest them to use as cut flowers.
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Tall, ordained with rows of flowers, Amalia is often a yellow gladiolus.
Fiction book (1990) -
I do want to show you this one specifically though, because these got huge see the Gladiolus needed to be staked a bit.
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"It's especially rich in an assortment of bulb plants such as gladiolus and amaryllis.
Academic text (1997) -
Stalks of gladiolus.
Fiction book (1999) -
More flowers—the inevitable gladiolus and mums—arrived from another town.
Fiction book (1999) -
The garden was filled with beautiful gladiolus that added vibrant colors to the landscape.
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She arranged a bouquet featuring gladiolus, which looked stunning against the green backdrop.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gladiolus comes from the Latin word gladius, meaning 'sword', so the name is like 'little sword'. The flower was named this because its long, flat leaves look like small swords, which makes the plant easy to remember.