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gladdie

/ɡlædi/

gladdie noun: a gladiolus (flowering plant).

Noun

gladdie (plural gladdies)

  1. (Australia, informal) A gladiolus (flowering plant).
    • In the 1950s, when the popularity of the gladdie was at an all-time low and there were real fears among the horticultural community […]2016, Dame Edna Everage, Ednapedia: A History of Australia in a Hundred Objects

Forms of gladdie

pluralgladdies

Origin of gladdie

From glad(iolus) + -ie.

Words that rhyme with gladdie

4 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about gladdie

What does gladdie mean?
Gladdie means a gladiolus (flowering plant).
What part of speech is gladdie?
Gladdie is a noun.
How do you pronounce gladdie?
Gladdie is pronounced /ɡlædi/.
What is the plural of gladdie?
The plural of gladdie is gladdies.

Words near gladdie in the dictionary

  1. gladdens
  2. gladdens someone's heart
  3. gladder
  4. gladdered
  5. gladdest
  6. gladdie
  7. gladdies
  8. gladding
  9. Gladdings
  10. gladdon
  11. glade

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