gladiola

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gladiola - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gladiola
      n 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 [syn: gladiolus,
           gladiola, glad, sword lily]