Gladdon

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of gladen (“sword grass”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "Alders were sleeping, and willows weeping by a slow river of rippling weeds; gladdon-swords guarded the fords, and green spears, and arrow-reeds."

  2. 2
    iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa wordnet

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gladdon irisiris foetidissimaroast beef plantstinking gladwynstinking irisstinking iris

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"Alders were sleeping, and willows weeping by a slow river of rippling weeds; gladdon-swords guarded the fords, and green spears, and arrow-reeds."

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