'Gladen' definitions:
- Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.
Cf. Gladiole.] (Bot.)
Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, especially
the European Iris f[oe]tidissima. [Written also gladwyn,
gladdon, and glader.]
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