gladdon

gladdon |ˈglad (ə )n | ▶noun a purple-flowered iris native to Eurasia and North Africa, which produces an unpleasant odour, especially when bruised. Also called stinking iris. ●Iris foetidissima, family Iridaceae. ORIGIN Old English glædene, based on Latin gladiolus (see gladiolus ).

gladdon

gladdon |ˈglad (ə )n | ▶noun a purple-flowered iris native to Eurasia and North Africa, which produces an unpleasant odour, especially when bruised. Also called stinking iris. ●Iris foetidissima, family Iridaceae. ORIGIN Old English glædene, based on Latin gladiolus (see gladiolus ).