They were at one time referred to, as ‘sword lilies ‘or ‘corm lilies ‘, as the plants are formed from round, flattened bulbs, called ‘corms‘.
Suddenly the old Chinese woman whom I'd walked past on the sidewalk half an hour earlier moved across the window, a tall sprig of sword lily in one hand.
The leaves of the Gladiolus are sword-shaped, hence the common name ‘sword lily’.
In addition, gladioli have attractive sword-shaped leaves which, by the way, have led to their common name, ‘sword lilies.’
In fact, one of its early English language common names was sword lily.
Definition of sword lily in US English:
sword lily
nounsô(ə)rd ˈlilē
A gladiolus.
唐菖蒲
Example sentencesExamples
They were at one time referred to, as ‘sword lilies ‘or ‘corm lilies ‘, as the plants are formed from round, flattened bulbs, called ‘corms‘.
In fact, one of its early English language common names was sword lily.
Suddenly the old Chinese woman whom I'd walked past on the sidewalk half an hour earlier moved across the window, a tall sprig of sword lily in one hand.
In addition, gladioli have attractive sword-shaped leaves which, by the way, have led to their common name, ‘sword lilies.’
The leaves of the Gladiolus are sword-shaped, hence the common name ‘sword lily’.