gladioluses
Spear-shaped garden flowers
Gladioluses is the plural of gladiolus, a flowering plant with tall spikes of colorful, funnel-shaped blooms arranged along a sword-shaped stem.
The flowers are popular in cut arrangements and gardens: She filled the vase with pink gladioluses.
Also pluralized as gladioli.
Service honoring the dead
- graveSerious and worrying
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
- tributeOffering of respect
commemoration · remembrance · cemetery · wreath · casket · mourning · bereavement · loss
Flower or flourishing state
- petalsColored bloom segments
- cormBulblike underground stem base
- spikeSharp rise or point
- floretSmall individual bloom
stamen · pistil · perennial · bulb · inflorescence · horticulture · garden · florist
Effortless beauty of motion
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- refinementElegance of manner
- dignityInnate personal worth
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
majesty · stately · dramatic · showy · ornamental · decorative · striking · tall
funeral
Service honoring the dead
- graveSerious and worrying
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
tribute · commemoration · remembrance · cemetery · wreath · casket · mourning · bereavement · loss · solemnity
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
floret · stamen · pistil · perennial · bulb · inflorescence · horticulture · garden · florist · arrangement
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- refinementElegance of manner
- dignityInnate personal worth
grandeur · majesty · stately · dramatic · showy · ornamental · decorative · striking · tall · colorful
triumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- gladiatorAncient Roman arena combatant
- championTop competitor, or advocate
laurel · glory · strength · honor · integrity · Roman · arena · combat · fighter · valor
blade
Flat cutting edge
foliage · leaf · linear · pointed · upright · vertical · tall · slender · piercing · sharp