gladiola
An American informal variant of 'gladiolus' — the flowering plant with tall spikes of colourful blooms popular in gardens and florist arrangements.
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An American informal variant of 'gladiolus' — the flowering plant with tall spikes of colourful blooms popular in gardens and florist arrangements. The 'gladiola' form is particularly common in American vernacular speech, especially in the Midwest and South, where it is used unselfconsciously as the standard term.
She cut some gladiolas from the garden to bring to the hospital.
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(US) Gladiolus.
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