Meanings
noungladdon (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of gladen (“sword grass”).
Alders were sleeping, and willows weeping by a slow river of rippling weeds; gladdon-swords guarded the fords, and green spears, and arrow-reeds.
1962, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Sea-Bell
Synonyms & antonyms
nouniris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
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APA
gladdon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladdon
MLA
“gladdon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladdon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gladdon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gladdon.
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