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)

• lifelessly
• lifelessness
• lifelessnesses
• lifelike
• lifelikeness
• lifeline
• lifelines
• lifelong
• lifemanship
• lifemanships
• life-mortar
• life-mortars
• life of Riley
• life peer
• life peerage
• life peerages
• life peeress
• life peers
• life-preserver
• life-preservers
• lifer
• life raft
• life rafts
• life-rendering
• life-rent