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gladiola
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun gladiola has 1 sense
- gladiola(n = noun.plant) glad, gladiolus, sword lily - 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; Array is a kind of iridaceous plant
is a member of genus gladiolus
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