gladiolus

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gladiolus /ˌgladɪˈəʊləs/

▶noun (pl. gladioli /-lʌɪ/ or gladioluses) a plant of the iris family with sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brightly coloured flowers. [Genus Gladiolus.]

– origin OE (orig. denoting the gladdon), from L., dimin. of gladius ‘sword’.

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