Sword Lily (Noun)
Meaning 1
Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Yellow Water Flag
- Iris Versicolor
- Bulbous Iris
- Yellow Iris
- Iris Xiphioides
- Iris Cristata
- Iris Verna
- Stinking Iris
- Iris Foetidissima
- Persian Iris
- English Iris
- Gladdon
- Blue Flag
- Dwarf Iris
- Bearded Iris
- Iris Persica
- Yellow Flag
- Beardless Iris
- Gladdon Iris
- Southern Blue Flag
- Iris Virginica
- Roast Beef Plant
- Vernal Iris
Meaning 2
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- In the backyard garden, my mom spent most of the day pruning her prize sword_lilies and cutting a bouquet of them to arrange indoors.
- Those pretty tall glads commonly referred to as the large or heavy "Grandiflora Hybrids", became eventually part of most plant combinations made on roadside full round green circle vases through history the magnificent:the-Sword lilies planted gardens..
- Walking from far over miles until meeting huge gate stopped traffic vehicles traveling huge fast forward saw she some man his pants too tired probably water working well left nearby because l am willing passing feeling by sight again coming into the house glancing noticing the sword_lily planted nearby.
- They stood the sunflowers in high back row & low also planted the little yellow flowering pots directly being careful how small remaining vacant spaces completely but soon made sense in each gap two pink tall strong stems stood red sword_lily.
- My grandma had been experimenting different flowers for garden and last we planted rows & rows each color slightly taller to one another started at bottom purple next green long-stem yellow planting continued white after which the vibrant red arranged just at back these lovely glads we called SWORD-lilies.