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sword lily::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flag, fleur-de-lis, iris |
| Type of | iridaceous plant |
| Has types | bulbous iris, dwarf iris, english iris, gladdon, gladdon iris, yellow water flag, beardless iris, blue flag, bearded 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 |
sword lily::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | glad, gladiola, gladiolus |
| Type of | iridaceous plant |
Examples of sword lily
sword lily
Gladiolus This member of the iris family is also called the sword lily.
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At the top of the center panel Christ sits in judgement, a sword to his left, a lily to his right.
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The Poor Knights lily has an erect sword-like foliage and a long, deep red bottle brush-type proboscis which comes out in the spring.
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A lithography in the 1858 edition of the Greek akolouthia shows the saint wearing a crown with a double lily wreath, his right foot on a sword.
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