Meaning of GLADIOLUS
| Pronunciation: | | `gladee'owlus
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- [n] the large central part of the breastbone
- [n] 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
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| | Synonyms: | | corpus sternum, gladiola, sword lily |
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| | See Also: | | bone, breastbone, genus Gladiolus, iridaceous plant, os, sternum | |
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| | Definition: | | \Gla*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. L. {Gladioli}, E.
{Gladioluses}. [L. See {Gladiole}.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate
leaves, and including many species, some of which are
cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flowers; the
corn flag; the sword lily.
2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals;
the mesosternum.
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