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'''''Gladiolus''''' (from [[Latin]], the [[diminutive]] of ''gladius'', a [[sword]]) is a [[genus]] of perennial bulbous [[flowering plant]]s in the iris family ([[Iridaceae]]).<ref name=Goldblatt2008>{{cite book |author=Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter |title=The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification |publisher=Timber Press |location=Portland, Oregon|pages=138–42 |year=2008|isbn=0-88192-897-6}}</ref> Sometimes called the '''sword lily''', the most widely used [[English language|English]] common name for these plants is simply '''gladiolus''' (plural '''gladioli''', '''gladioluses''' or sometimes '''gladiolas''').
'''''Gladiolus''''' (from [[Latin]], the [[diminutive]] of ''gladius'', a [[sword]]) is a [[genus]] of perennial bulbous [[flowering plant]]s in the iris family ([[Iridaceae]]).<ref name=Goldblatt2008>{{cite book |author=Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter |title=The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification |publisher=Timber Press |location=Portland, Oregon|pages=138–42 |year=2008|isbn=0-88192-897-6}}</ref> Sometimes called the '''sword lily''', the most widely used [[English language|English]] common name for these plants is simply '''gladiolus''' (plural '''gladioli''', '''gladioluses''' or sometimes '''gladiolas''').
