showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy; glad you are here; glad that they succeeded; gave a glad shout; a glad smile; heard the glad news; a glad occasion'
glad (adj.)
any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
[ Syn: gladiolus , gladiola , sword lily ]