# die Gladiole

die Gladiole is a German noun meaning “gladiolus”. Forms: der Gladiole, die Gladiolen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Gladiole
- Plural: die Gladiolen

## In other languages

- Русский: ботан. гладиолус

## Meanings

1. gladiolus, sword lily (plant of the genus Gladiolus)
   - 1920, Eduard von Keyserling, Wellen, S. Fischer, page 192 — And suddenly the old count stood there in the middle of one of the garden beds, knee-deep in the gladioli.

## Examples

- Diese Gladiole ist mehrjährig, sie blüht jedes Jahr wieder, ohne besondere Pflege. — This gladiolus is perennial: it flowers every year without needing any special attention.

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