Gladdon

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.
     Cf. {Gladiole}.] (Bot.)
     Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, especially
     the European {Iris f[oe]tidissima}. [Written also {gladwyn},
     {gladdon}, and {glader}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  gladdon \glad"don\ n.
     An iris ({Iris foetidissima}) with purple flowers and
     evil-smelling leaves; Southern and Western Europe and North
     Africa.
  
     Syn: gladen, stinking iris, gladdon iris, stinking gladwyn,
          roast beef plant, {Iris foetidissima}.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gladdon
       n : iris with purple flowers and evil-smelling leaves; southern
           and western Europe and North Africa [syn: {stinking iris},
            {gladdon iris}, {stinking gladwyn}, {roast beef plant},
           {Iris foetidissima}]