gladiola
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- gladiolar adjective
Etymology
Origin of gladiola
From Latin, neuter plural treated as if feminine singular
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Example Sentences
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I could squeeze along two years without the gladiola and the oleander in the large tub.
From Remarks by Nye, Bill
The gladiola bulbs are looking older than when I put them away last fall.
From Remarks by Nye, Bill
As tall as the lily, as tall as the rose, And almost as tall as the hollyhocks, Ranked breast to breast in sentinel rows Stand the gladiola stocks.
From The Triumph of Music And Other Lyrics by Cawein, Madison Julius
I go now into my cellar to bring out the gladiola bulb and the homesick turnip of last year.
From Remarks by Nye, Bill
I ordered a new style of gladiola eight years ago of a man who had his portrait in the bow of his seed catalogue.
From Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) by Nye, Bill
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