Any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus, native chiefly to tropical and southern Africa and having sword-shaped leaves and showy, variously colored, irregular flowers arranged in one-sided spikes.

• 唐菖蒲，剑兰一种菖蒲属植物，原产于非洲的热带地区和南部地区，有剑形的叶子和成单面穗状花序的颜色艳丽、不规则的花