gladiolus

/ˌɡlæd.iˈəʊ.ləs/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡlˌædiˈoləs] /ˌɡlæd.iˈoʊ.ləs/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡlˌædiˈoləs] /ˌgla-dē-ˈō-ləs/ (ame, mw)

gladiolus — noun

  • gladiolussingular
  • gladiolusesplural

1. a flowering plant often grown in gardens, with blade-like leaves and large bloom

1.名詞C1
釋義

a flowering plant often grown in gardens, with blade-like leaves and large blooms rising up one tall stem

例句

Paloma cut a pink gladiolus stem for the hotel lobby vase.

cut a gladiolus stem for display

At the market, Linh chose a white gladiolus for her parents' dinner table.

buy a white gladiolus

同義詞
  • flower

    a much broader everyday word that can mean the bloom or many other plants

  • iris

    a related flower in the same family, but not this tall spike-flowering plant

  • lily

    another showy garden flower with a different flower shape and stem pattern

文法句型

a pink gladiolus

cut a gladiolus stem

grow gladiolus in a garden bed

用法筆記

Usually countable when you mean one plant or one cut stem. Everyday descriptions often mention the flower's color, height, or use in bouquets and garden displays.

2. the scientific group of related flowers called Gladiolus, belonging to the iris

2.名詞C2
釋義

the scientific group of related flowers called Gladiolus, belonging to the iris family

例句

The biology poster placed Gladiolus in the iris family beside Iris.

classification: Gladiolus in the iris family

In class, Chidi learned that Gladiolus includes many wild African species.

Gladiolus includes many species

同義詞
  • genus

    the standard scientific term for this classification level

  • plant group

    a simpler explanatory phrase rather than the technical label

文法句型

the genus Gladiolus

Gladiolus includes many species

place Gladiolus in the iris family

用法筆記

Used mainly in botany, science classes, and plant labels. Distinguish from sense 1, which means one flowering plant grown in a garden or used as a cut flower.