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Definition of Sword lily
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Iridaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Gladiolus
2. Noun. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
Generic synonyms: Iridaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Iris
Specialized synonyms: Bearded Iris, Beardless Iris, Bulbous Iris, Dwarf Iris, Iris Cristata, Gladdon, Gladdon Iris, Iris Foetidissima, Roast Beef Plant, Stinking Gladwyn, Stinking Iris, Iris Persica, Persian Iris, Iris Pseudacorus, Yellow Flag, Yellow Iris, Yellow Water Flag, Dwarf Iris, Iris Verna, Vernal Iris, Blue Flag, Iris Versicolor, Iris Virginica, Southern Blue Flag, English Iris, Iris Xiphioides
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sword Lily
Literary usage of Sword lily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1876)
"sword lily, CORN FLAG. THERE is probably no flower that has grown into popularity
so rapidly as the gladiolus. Of comparatively recent introduction, ..."
2. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1873)
"sword lily, CORN FLAG. THERE is probably no flower that has grown into popularity
so rapidly as the gladiolus. Of comparatively recent introduction, ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[L., a small sword, a sword-lily (so called from the shape of the leaves), dim.
of gladius, a sword: seei/toce. Cf. gladden*."] 1. PI. gladioli (-lì). ..."
4. Seventy-five Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1870)
"sword lily, CORN FLAG. THERE is probably no flower that has grown into popularity
so rapidly as the gladiolus. Of comparatively recent introduction, ..."
5. A New English-German and German-English Dictionary: Containing All the Words by Adolphus Bernays (1834)
"Itlic, /. sword-lily ; iris. — ( i tvn, m. order of the sword. — tti)t, ••
sword-law, law of anas. ..."
6. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1863)
"Among the most interesting summer flowering bulbous plants are the "Gladiolus
communis," or common purple sword lily, which is perfectly ..."
7. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1876)
"sword lily, CORN FLAG. THERE is probably no flower that has grown into popularity
so rapidly as the gladiolus. Of comparatively recent introduction, ..."
8. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1873)
"sword lily, CORN FLAG. THERE is probably no flower that has grown into popularity
so rapidly as the gladiolus. Of comparatively recent introduction, ..."
9. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[L., a small sword, a sword-lily (so called from the shape of the leaves), dim.
of gladius, a sword: seei/toce. Cf. gladden*."] 1. PI. gladioli (-lì). ..."
10. Seventy-five Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1870)
"sword lily, CORN FLAG. THERE is probably no flower that has grown into popularity
so rapidly as the gladiolus. Of comparatively recent introduction, ..."
11. A New English-German and German-English Dictionary: Containing All the Words by Adolphus Bernays (1834)
"Itlic, /. sword-lily ; iris. — ( i tvn, m. order of the sword. — tti)t, ••
sword-law, law of anas. ..."
12. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1863)
"Among the most interesting summer flowering bulbous plants are the "Gladiolus
communis," or common purple sword lily, which is perfectly ..."
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