2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Gladiolus \Gla*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. L. {Gladioli}, E. {Gladioluses}. [L. See {Gladiole}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) 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] 2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: gladiolus n 1: 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 [syn: {gladiola}, {sword lily}] 2: the large central part of the breastbone [syn: {corpus sternum}] [also: {gladioli} (pl)]
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