中文词源
gladiolus 剑兰
词源同gladiator, 剑客，角斗士。因叶片形似宽剑而得名。
英语词源
- gladiolus (n.)
- "wild iris," c. 1000, from Latin gladiolus "wild iris, sword-lily," literally "small sword," diminutive of gladius "sword" (see gladiator); the plant so called by Pliny in reference to its sword-shaped leaves. The Old English form of the word was gladdon. Form gladiol is attested from mid-15c.; the modern use perhaps represents a 1560s reborrowing from Latin.