sword lily

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 (synset 112437887)
   is a type of: iridaceous plant - any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
   belongs to: genus gladiolus - gladiolas
   same as: glad, gladiola, gladiolus
2. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals (synset 112432427)
   is a type of: iridaceous plant - any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
   subtypes:

   • bearded iris - any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)
   • beardless iris - any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)
   • bulbous iris - any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb
   • dwarf iris, iris cristata - low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States
   • gladdon, gladdon iris, iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris - iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
   • iris persica, persian iris - bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers
   • iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag - common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
   • dwarf iris, iris verna, vernal iris - low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers
   • blue flag, iris versicolor - a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally
   • iris virginica, southern blue flag - similar to blue flag; the eastern United States
   • english iris, iris xiphioides - bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow
   belongs to: genus iris - large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes
   same as: flag, fleur-de-lis, iris

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