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gladiolus

Noun

∙ The center part of the sternum. anatomy
∙ Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

BABYLON ENGLISH
gladiolus n.
plant of the iris family having colorful flowers and sword-shaped leaves

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
gladiolus
gladiolus
\gla*di"o*lus\ (?), n.; pl. l. gladioli (#), e. gladioluses (#). [l. see gladiole.]
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.
2. (anat.) the middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.

WORDNET 2.0
gladiolus
Noun
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
(synonym) gladiola, sword lily
(hypernym) iridaceous plant
(member-holonym) genus Gladiolus
2. the large central part of the breastbone
(synonym) corpus sternum
(hypernym) bone, os
(part-holonym) sternum, breastbone

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Gladiolus
Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae).
See more at Wikipedia.org...

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

gladiolus

Noun

∙ The center part of the sternum. anatomy
∙ Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

BABYLON ENGLISH
gladiolus n.
plant of the iris family having colorful flowers and sword-shaped leaves

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
gladiolus
gladiolus
\gla*di"o*lus\ (?), n.; pl. l. gladioli (#), e. gladioluses (#). [l. see gladiole.]
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.
2. (anat.) the middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.

WORDNET 2.0
gladiolus
Noun
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
(synonym) gladiola, sword lily
(hypernym) iridaceous plant
(member-holonym) genus Gladiolus
2. the large central part of the breastbone
(synonym) corpus sternum
(hypernym) bone, os
(part-holonym) sternum, breastbone

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Gladiolus
Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae).
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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