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gladiolus
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glad·i·o·lus  (gld-ls)
n. pl. glad·i·o·li (-l, -l) or glad·i·o·lus·es
1. also glad·i·o·la (-l) Botany Any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus, native chiefly to tropical and southern Africa and having sword-shaped leaves and showy, variously colored, irregular flowers arranged in one-sided spikes. Also called sword lily.
2. Anatomy The large middle section of the sternum.
[Middle English gladiol, from Latin gladiolus, wild iris, diminutive of gladius, sword; see gladiator.]
gladiolus [ˌglædɪˈəʊləs]
n pl -lus, -li [-laɪ], -luses
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called sword lily gladiola any iridaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and spikes of funnel-shaped brightly coloured flowers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the large central part of the breastbone
[from Latin: a small sword, sword lily, from gladius a sword]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gladiolusgladiolus - 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
glad, gladiola, sword lily
iridaceous plant - any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
genus Gladiolus - gladiolas
2.gladiolus - the large central part of the breastbone
corpus sternum
bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
breastbone, sternum - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
Translations
gladiolus [glædɪˈəʊləs] N (gladiolus or gladioluses or gladioli (pl)) [ˌglædɪˈəʊlaɪ] → gladiolo m
gladiolus
n pl <gladioli> → Gladiole f
gladiolus [ˌglædɪˈəʊləs] n → gladiolo
gladiolus [ˌglædɪˈəʊləs] n → gladiolo


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