What is sword lily?

  • (noun): Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
    Synonyms: iris, flag, fleur-de-lis
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More definitions of "sword lily":

  • (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: gladiolus, gladiola

Famous quotes containing the words lily and/or sword:

    “Rejoice with the day lily for it is born for a day to live by the mailbox and glorify the roadside”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “Another hand thy sword shall wield,
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    Till from the trumpet’s mouth is pealed
    The blast of triumph o’er thy grave.”
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