gladiolus
/ˌɡlædiˈəʊləs/noun
उच्चारण ग्लैडिओलस
ग्लैडियोलस (लंबी डंडी पर बड़े रंगीन फूलों वाला एक पौधा)
Core word
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a garden plant with long thin leaves and a tall stem with many large brightly coloured flowers on it
ग्लैडियोलस (लंबी डंडी पर बड़े रंगीन फूलों वाला एक पौधा)
- a vase of pink and white gladioli
- Radhika planted a row of red gladiolus along the garden wall.
- The florist arranged gladioli in a tall vase.
+ 2 more examples
- A single gladiolus can have more than a dozen blooms.
- Gladioli grow best in sunny, well-drained soil.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a gladiolus; plural gladioli / gladioluses
The usual plural is gladioli, but gladioluses is also accepted; gladiolus (unchanged) is used for the plant in general.
सामान्य plural 'gladioli' है, पर 'gladioluses' भी मान्य है; पौधे की सामान्य बात के लिए 'gladiolus' अपरिवर्तित रहता है।
- She planted a gladiolus near the gate.
- The garden was full of gladioli.
gladiolus + noun
It combines with nouns such as bulb, stem, spike and bloom.
यह bulb, stem, spike और bloom जैसे nouns के साथ आता है।
- Plant the gladiolus bulb in spring.
- A tall gladiolus spike stood in the vase.
a bunch / row of gladioli
Use a unit word with of when counting or arranging flowers.
फूलों को गिनते या सजाते समय of के साथ unit word का प्रयोग करें।
- He brought a bunch of gladioli for the teacher.
gladiolus (spelling and stress)
It is pronounced with stress on the third syllable and is often misspelt as gladiolas.
इसका उच्चारण तीसरे syllable पर बल देकर होता है और spelling अक्सर 'gladiolas' लिख दी जाती है।
- The spelling of gladiolus is difficult to remember.
gladiolus (bloom time and use)
Gladioli are used as cut flowers for weddings and temples, so they often appear with verbs such as cut and arrange.
Gladioli विवाह और मंदिरों के लिए cut flowers के रूप में प्रयोग होते हैं, इसलिए ये cut और arrange जैसी क्रियाओं के साथ आते हैं।
- Gladioli are often used to decorate stages at weddings.
+Collocations 4
adjective + gladiolus
tallredpinkwhitelate-flowering
- A tall red gladiolus stood at the back of the border.
gladiolus + noun
bulbcormstemspikeflower
- The gladiolus corm needs well-drained soil.
verb + gladiolus
plantgrowcutarrangewater
- We grow gladiolus on the school lawn.
gladioli + in
in bloomin a vasein the borderin rows
- The gladioli were in bloom during the winter fair.
“More examples 6
- The florist arranged gladioli in a tall vase for the function.
फूलवाले ने समारोह के लिए ऊँचे गुलदान में gladioli सजाए।
- Radhika's mother grows gladiolus on the terrace.
राधिका की माँ छत पर gladiolus उगाती हैं।
- Gladioli bloom best in full sun.
Gladioli पूरी धूप में सबसे अच्छे खिलते हैं।
- The pink gladiolus was the tallest flower in the show.
गुलाबी gladiolus प्रदर्शनी का सबसे ऊँचा फूल था।
- Gardeners cut the gladiolus stems early in the morning.
माली सुबह जल्दी gladiolus के डंठल काटते हैं।
- The garden show gave a prize for the best gladiolus.
उद्यान प्रदर्शनी में सबसे अच्छे gladiolus के लिए पुरस्कार दिया गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ A gladioli is very tall.
✓ A gladiolus is very tall.
Gladioli is the plural, so it cannot follow a.
'Gladioli' plural है, इसलिए 'a' के बाद नहीं आ सकता।
✗ The garden was full of gladiolus's.
✓ The garden was full of gladioli.
Do not use an apostrophe to form a plural.
Plural बनाने के लिए apostrophe का प्रयोग नहीं होता।
§Grammar and usage
Plural: the usual plural is gladioli, though gladioluses is also correct.
Plural में सामान्यतः gladioli प्रयोग होता है, हालाँकि gladioluses भी सही है।