Gladiolus Synonyms

glădē-ōləs
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. gladiola
  2. glad
  3. sword lily
The large central part of the breastbone
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. corpus sternum

Words Related to Gladiolus

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. iberis
  2. delphinium
  3. candytuft
  4. pittosporum
  5. astilbe
  6. alyssum
  7. phlox
  8. gypsophila
  9. osteospermum
  10. primulas
  11. campanula
  12. montbretia
  13. Crinodendron
  14. helichrysum
  15. aubrieta

Gladiolus Sentence Examples

  • Those who desire their gardens to be beautiful late in the autumn should not fail to employ the Gladiolus largely.

  • Africa. Every species introduced is of value, is easily grown, and is suitable for many garden uses, but the charm of the Gladiolus is derived from the beautiful hybrid varieties.

  • The members of this order are generally perennial herbs growing from a corm as in Crocus and Gladiolus, or a rhizome as in Iris; more rarely, as in the Spanish iris, from a bulb.

  • Kaffir Lily (Schizostylis) - S. coccinea is a handsome bulbous plant from Kaffraria, with the habit of a Gladiolus, from 2 to 3 feet high.

  • Try any of the species gladiolus they are beautiful and delicate and really quite different from the loud and sometimes brash cultivated varieties.

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