noun (n)

• 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(noun.plant)

  Synonym:
  glad, gladiola, gladiolus
  

  source: wordnet30
• plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals(noun.plant)

  Synonym:
  flag, fleur-de-lis, iris
  

  source: wordnet30