gladdie

English

Etymology

From glad(iolus) +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlædi/
  • Rhymes: -ædi

Noun

gladdie (plural gladdies)

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