gladdon

(ˈɡlædən)

(Plants) another name for stinking iris

[Old English, of uncertain origin]

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gladdon - iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa

gladdon iris, Iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris

fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily, flag - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

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