sword lily

/sɔərd ˌlɪli/

Definitions 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
   synonyms: glad, gladiola, gladiolus

   type of:

   iridaceous plant

   any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
2. noun

   plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
   synonyms: flag, fleur-de-lis, iris

   types:

   bearded iris

   any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)

   beardless iris

   any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)

   bulbous iris

   any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb

   Iris cristata, dwarf iris

   low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States

   Iris foetidissima, gladdon, gladdon iris, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris

   iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa

   Iris persica, Persian iris

   bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers

   Iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag

   common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated

   Iris verna, dwarf iris, vernal iris

   low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers

   Iris versicolor, blue flag

   a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally

   Iris virginica, southern blue flag

   similar to blue flag; the eastern United States

   English iris, Iris xiphioides

   bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow

   Dutch iris, Iris filifolia

   bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers

   Florentine iris, Iris florentina, Iris germanica florentina, orris

   German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome

   German iris, Iris germanica

   a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe

   Iris kaempferi, Japanese iris

   iris native to Japan having large showy flowers

   German iris, Iris kochii

   iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica

   Dalmatian iris, Iris pallida

   European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers

   Dutch iris, Iris tingitana

   bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers

   Iris xiphium, Spanish iris, xiphium iris

   bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers

   type of:

   iridaceous plant

   any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae