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gladiolusAny plant of a group of southern European and African cultivated perennials belonging to the iris family, with brightly coloured funnel-shaped flowers borne on a spike; the swordlike leaves spring from a corm (swollen underground stem). (Genus Gladiolus, family Iridaceae.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Even the most glamorous flowers -- irises and gladioli, for instance -- will benefit from a background (or foreground) of leafy stems. The Flower-Eater": You arrived with sixteen gladioli / to pay respects to the dead. Just now, though, the gladioli flaming in your hand hold us together, Estelle where we stand, my fingers about yours, this postcard on my palm your letter to me, and my answer this poem. |
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