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Meanings of sword lily in English

Catalan
gladiol
Spanish
gladiolus

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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        gladiol
        Portuguese
        íris
        Catalan
        lliri
        Spanish
        lirio

        Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.

              íris
              Synonyms
              Examples for "flag"
              Examples for "flag"
              1
              The flag was also spotted at a bar in Sea Point recently.
              The South African
              2
              Mr Key is defending his support to change the flag referendum process.
              Radio NZ
              3
              But West China Cement's share price plunge is a clear red flag.
              Reuters
              4
              I'm sure they'd rather see their flag but it's a political reality.
              The Guardian
              5
              A nationwide competition to design a new flag for Fiji begins today.
              Radio NZ
              1
              The ciliary body connects the choroid to the circumference of the iris.
              Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
              2
              Marines, of course, armed with fingerprint pads, iris scanners and electronic databases.
              Wired
              3
              The main outcome measure was the change in degree of iris rubeosis.
              Pubmed
              4
              Methods: The model assumes noncontinuous flow of aqueous through the iris-lens canal.
              Pubmed
              5
              My trial of bearded iris are part of this exciting new chapter.
              The Guardian
              1
              The lion is twenty-seven feet long and is protecting a French fleur-de-lis.
              Alpine for You
              2
              Torres' crumpled body was impaled on multiple fleur-de-lis tops of an iron fence.
              Monster Hunter Vendetta
              3
              Vernet glanced down at the fleur-de-lis seal and made no reaction.
              The Da Vinci Code
              4
              Luckily, the gold fleur-de-lis is half-hidden by a letter lying across its cover.
              Arcadia falls
              5
              In the palm of his hand was the silver snuffbox embossed with the fleur-de-lis.
              All souls' rising
              Usage of sword lily in English
              1
              What a pugnacious Lily-a sword -Lily
              Denzil Quarrier
              Translations for sword lily
              Portuguese
              íris