gladiolus

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gladiolus

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Gardening, Plants

glad·i·o·lus /ˌɡlædiˈəʊləs $ -ˈoʊ-/ noun (plural gladioli /-laɪ/) [countable]

DLGHBPa tall garden plant with long leaves and large brightly-coloured flowers 唐菖蒲，剑兰

Examples from the Corpus

gladiolus• Plant gladiolus corms in batches to provide a succession of blooms.

glad·i·o·lus nounChineseSyllable

with and a long Corpus leaves garden tall plant

gladiolus
glad‧i‧o‧lus /ˌɡlædiˈəʊləs $ -ˈoʊ-/

noun (plural gladioli /-laɪ/) [countable]

a tall garden plant with long leaves and large brightly-coloured flowers

gladi·olus

BrE

/ˌɡlædiˈəʊləs/

NAmE

/ˌɡlædiˈoʊləs/

noun

(

gladi·oli

BrE

/ˌɡlædiˈəʊlaɪ/

NAmE

/ˌɡlædiˈoʊlaɪ/

)

a tall garden plant with long thin leaves and brightly coloured flowers growing up the

唐菖蒲；剑兰；菖兰