sword lily

noun

gladiolus (flowering plant)

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gladiolusgladiolagladirisflagfleur-de-lis
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Meanings

nounsword lily (plural sword lilies)

plural sword lilies

  1. gladiolus (flowering plant)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany 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

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gladiolusgladiolaglad
Broader
iridaceous plant

nounplants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

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irisflagfleur-de-lis
Broader
iridaceous plant
Also see
flagfleur-de-lisgladgladiolagladiolusiris

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

sword lily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sword%20lily

MLA

“sword lily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sword%20lily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sword lily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sword%20lily.

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