• (n.) Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, esp. the European Iris foetidissima.
Gla'den noun [ Anglo-Saxon glædene , confer Latin gladius a sword. Confer Gladiole .] (Botany) Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, esp. the European Iris fœtidissima . [ Written also gladwyn , gladdon , and glader .]