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Sword lily   /sɔrd lˈɪli/   Listen
Sword lily

noun
1.
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.
2.
Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.  Synonyms: flag, fleur-de-lis, iris.



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Words linked to "Sword lily" :   stinking gladwyn, beardless iris, stinking iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, gladdon, Iris xiphioides, roast beef plant, Iris cristata, Iris foetidissima, genus Gladiolus, vernal iris, Iris verna, iridaceous plant, bulbous iris, Australian sword lily, gladdon iris, yellow water flag, Iris pseudacorus, gladiola, English iris, Iris persica, yellow iris, bearded iris, genus Iris, yellow flag, Iris virginica, dwarf iris, Iris versicolor, Persian iris, southern blue flag, blue flag


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