gladiolus
英 [ˌɡlæd.iˈəʊ.ləs]
美 [ˌɡlæd.iˈoʊ.ləs]
gladiolus 剑兰词源同gladiator, 剑客,角斗士。因叶片形似宽剑而得名。
- gladiolus (n.)
- "wild iris," c. 1000, from Latin gladiolus "wild iris, sword-lily," literally "small sword," diminutive of gladius "sword" (see gladiator); the plant so called by Pliny in reference to its sword-shaped leaves. The Old English form of the word was gladdon. Form gladiol is attested from mid-15c.; the modern use perhaps represents a 1560s reborrowing from Latin.