gladioli


glad·i·o·lus

G0139400 (glăd′ē-ō′ləs)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.]
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