| gladiolus | (n) any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated, Syn. sword lily, glad, gladiola |
| iris | (n) plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals, Syn. sword lily, fleur-de-lis, flag |
| kangaroo paw | (n) sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia, Syn. Australian sword lily, Anigozanthus manglesii, kangaroo-foot plant, kangaroo's paw, kangaroo's-foot |