1) Gladiola 2) Irid 3) Sword lily
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1) Gladiola 2) Iridaceous plant 3) Iris family flower 4) Iris relative 5) Sword lily
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Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). It is sometimes called the `Sword lily`, but usually by its generic name (plural gladioli). The genus occurs in Asia, Mediterranean Europe, South Africa, and tropical Africa. The center of diversity is in th.....
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• (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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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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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 some animals; the mesosternum. ... Source: Websters...
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(glә-di´o-lәs) body of sternum.
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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 cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flow...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: glă-dī′ō-lŭs, glad′ē-ō′lŭs Synonyms: body of sternum
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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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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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corpus sternum noun the large central part of the breastbone
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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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diminutive of Latin gladius = a sword, hence, hance a small sword, term applied to the body of the sternum.
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any plant of the genus Gladiolus, of the iris family, native esp. to Africa, having erect, sword-shaped leaves and spikes of flowers in a variety of colors. · the middle and largest segment of the sternum. Cf. manubrium (def. 2a),
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