Gladiolus Flower Called In English

Selected genera species with english or german common names not proposed.

Gladiolus flower called in english. A garden plant that. It is sometimes called the sword lily but is usually called by its generic name plural gladioli. Gladiolus angustus l. Gladiolus from latin the diminutive of gladius a sword is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family iridaceae.

Sword lily gladiola any iridaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus gladiolus having sword shaped leaves and spikes of funnel shaped brightly coloured flowers 2. How to pronounce gladiolus. A genus of about 260 perennial species of flowering plants. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the cambridge english dictionary.

Corn iris corn lily taxonomic citation. The genus occurs in asia mediterranean europe south africa and tropical africa. Anatomy the large central part of the breastbone. A garden plant that has a long stem and many brightly coloured flowers 2.

Pictures bilder of various species of gladiolus other english names not proposed. Sometimes called the sword lily the most widely used english common name for these plants is simply gladiolus plural gladioli gladioluses or sometimes gladiolas. Gladiolus linnaeus species plantarum 1.