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gladiolus

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Noun

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glad=i=o=lus

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun gladiolus has 2 senses

gladiolus(n = noun.plant) glad, gladiola, sword lily - 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; Array

is a kind of iridaceous plant

is a member of genus gladiolus

gladiolus(n = noun.body) corpus sternum - the large central part of the breastbone; Array

is a kind of bone, os

is a part of breastbone, sternum

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CIDE DICTIONARY

gladiolus, n. [L. See Gladiole.].

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. [1913 Webster]
The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

gladiolus, n. (pl. gladioli or gladioluses) any iridaceous plant of the genus Gladiolus with sword-shaped leaves and usu. brightly coloured flower-spikes.

Etymology

L, dimin. of gladius sword

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