glad·i·o·lus 
(glăd′ē-ōləs)
(glăd′ē-ōləs)n. pl. glad·i·o·li (-lī, -lē) or glad·i·o·lus·es
1. also glad·i·o·la (-lə) 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- Indo-European root: wes-
- Indo-European root: wes-pero-
- Indo-European root: wesr̥
- Indo-European root: wet-
- Indo-European root: wet-
- Indo-European root: wi-
- Indo-European root: wl̥kwo-
- Indo-European root: wl̥p-ē-
- Indo-European root: wrād-
- Indo-European root: wē-
- Indo-European root: wē-r-
- Indo-European root: wērə-o-
- Indo-European root: wīkm̥tī-
- Indo-European root: wī-ro-
- Indo-European root: wō̆s
- Indo-European root: yeg-
- Indo-European root: yek-
- Indo-European root: yes-
- Indo-European root: yeu-
- Indo-European root: yeug-
- Indo-European root: yewes-
- Indo-European root: yewo-
- Indo-European root: yu-
- Indo-European root: yē-
- Indo-European root: yēr-