Gladiolus -LRB- from Latin , the diminutive of gladius , a sword -RRB- is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family -LRB- Iridaceae -RRB- .

Gladiolus -LRB- from Latin , the diminutive of gladius , a sword -RRB- is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family -LRB- Iridaceae -RRB- .
