What is Gladiolus?
Q: What is Gladiolus?
A: Gladiolus is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family.
Q: What is the meaning of the Latin word "gladius"?
A: The Latin word "gladius" means a sword.
Q: Why is the Gladiolus sometimes called the sword lily?
A: The Gladiolus is sometimes called the sword lily because the Latin word for gladiolus is the diminutive of gladius, a sword.
Q: What is the most common English name for Gladiolus?
A: The most widely-used English common name for Gladiolus is simply gladiolus.
Q: How do you refer to more than one Gladiolus?
A: More than one Gladiolus can be referred to as gladioli, gladioluses or sometimes gladiolas.
Q: Which family of plants does Gladiolus belong to?
A: Gladiolus belongs to the iris family (Iridaceae).
Q: What type of plants are Gladiolus?
A: Gladiolus are flowering plants.
