Look up: gladiolus

1. gladiolus
   [n] - 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 2. [n] - the large central part of the breastbone
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2. Gladiolus
   Gla·di'o·lus noun ; plural Latin Gladioli , English Gladioluses . [ Latin See Gladiole .] 1. (Botany) A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves, and including many species, some of which are ...
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3. gladiolus
   Origin: L. See Gladiole. ... 1. <botany> 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. ... 2. <anatomy> The middle portion of the sternum in s...
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4. gladiolus
   corpus sternum noun the large central part of the breastbone
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5. gladiolus
   (glә-di´o-lәs) body of sternum.
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6. Gladiolus
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.
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7. Gladiolus
   genus of about 300 species of flowering plants of the iris family (Iridaceae) native to Europe, Africa, and the Mediterranean area and widely ... [2 related articles]
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8. gladiolus
   Type: Term Pronunciation: glă-dī′ō-lŭs, glad′ē-ō′lŭs Synonyms: body of sternum
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9. gladiolus
   gladiolus: see iris.
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10. Gladiolus
    Gladiolus are a genus of plants of the Iris family, having a bulbous root with a reticulated covering. They are natives of Europe and north Africa, but especially South Africa. The leaves are ensiform and the flowers brilliantly coloured.
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11. gladiolus
    Any plant of a group of southern European and African cultivated perennials belonging to the iris family, with brightly coloured funnel-shaped flowers borne on a spike; the swordlike leaves spring from a corm (swollen underground stem). (Genus Gladiolus, family Iridaceae.)
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12. gladiolus
    diminutive of Latin gladius = a sword, hence, hance a small sword, term applied to the body of the sternum.
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13. Gladiolus
    `Gladiolus` (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family (isbn=0-88192-897-6-->--> Sometimes called the `sword lily`, the most widely used English language|English common name for these plants is simply `gladiolus`...
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