A lilylike plant, of the genus Gladiolus; - called also corn flag.
glad'i-[=o]l, GLADIOLUS, gla-d[=i]'o-lus, glad-i-[=o]'lus, n. the plant sword-lily:--pl. GLAD[=I]'OL[=I]. [L. gladiolus, dim. of gladius.]