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Definition of sword lily in English: sword lilynoun A gladiolus. 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‘.
- 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 lilynounsô(ə)rd ˈlilē A gladiolus. 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’.
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