gladiolus /glad-i-ōˈləs, rarely glə-dīˈo-ləs/

1. Any plant of a genus (Gladiolus) of the family Iridaceae, with sword-shaped leaves and long spikes of brightly coloured flowers (also gladˈiole)
2. The middle part of the sternum (anatomy)

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