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gladiola

gla·diola

uncommon us

noun

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

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From gladiol(us) + -a.

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