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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GLADEN, GLADER

n.[L. glaldius, a sword. ] Swordgrass; the general name of plants that rise with a broad blade like sedge.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GLADEN

Gla "den, n. Etym: [AS. glædene, cf. L. gladius a sword. Cf. Gladiole. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, esp. the European Iris foetidissima. [Written also gladwyn, gladdon, and glader.]