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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Showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy.
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Examples for "gladiolus "
Examples for "gladiolus "
1 The purple gladiolus glows through all its green fields in early spring.
2 To-day I would forget my loved one, to recall only the gladiolus .
3 Broom, and cytisus, and hawthorn mingled with roses, gladiolus , and sainfoin.
4 Some tubers are very bulb-like in appearance, as the corms of crocus and gladiolus .
5 All over the land the gladiolus bulb and the ice man begin to swell.
1 The gladiola bulbs are looking older than when I put them away last fall.
2 As the sun sets, the last rays intensify the yellows, purples, and reds of gladiola .
3 Gladiola learned to injure a piano at a conservatory of music.
4 According to Gladiola , the westbound train leaves at noon.
5 The way Gladiola went after one of Beethoven's sonatas and slapped its ears was pitiful.
1 What a pugnacious Lily-a sword -Lily
Having a feeling of satisfaction, enjoyment or well-being, often arising from a positive situation or set of circumstances.
1 And she was always glad that this particular case wasn't her problem.
2 Environment Minister Stephen Dawson said he was glad action had been taken.
3 How does the war go? Skylan asked, glad to change the subject.
4 The weather conditions were tough today so I'm glad to go through.
5 I suppose I should be glad this didn't happen ten minutes ago.
6 Others are glad to call their new country home from day one.
7 He felt glad he didn't, however, because he saw another car behind.
8 Mozilo said the company would 'be glad to look at your loan.
9 They might even have been glad : one less rival on the sea.
10 At first, he couldn't speak; he was simply glad he wasn't gaping.
11 We live in the country; and I- Iamvery glad of it.
12 She said she was glad to have nice people for a change.
13 Well, I'm glad you're amused, but the question is a serious one.
14 He said, 'I'm so glad you had the courage to come here.'
15 He'd been glad , of course, to have started him upon his way.
16 In the interest of France, nothing; and I am glad of it.
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