Defenition of the word sword lily

• Defenition of the word sword lily

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

Synonyms for the word sword lily

• • flag
  • fleur-de-lis
  • gladiola
  • gladiolus
  • iris

Meronymys for the word sword lily

• • genus Gladiolus
  • genus Iris

Hyponyms for the word sword lily

• • bearded iris
  • beardless iris
  • blue flag
  • bulbous iris
  • dwarf iris
  • English iris
  • gladdon
  • gladdon iris
  • Iris cristata
  • Iris foetidissima
  • Iris persica
  • Iris pseudacorus
  • Iris verna
  • Iris versicolor
  • Iris virginica
  • Iris xiphioides
  • Persian iris
  • roast beef plant
  • southern blue flag
  • stinking gladwyn
  • stinking iris
  • vernal iris
  • yellow flag
  • yellow iris
  • yellow water flag

Hypernyms for the word sword lily

• • iridaceous plant

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