gladiolus

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  1. noun Botany Any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus, native chiefly to tropical and southern Africa and having sword-shaped leaves and showy, variously colored, irregular flowers arranged in one-sided spikes. Also called sword lily.
  2. noun Anatomy The large middle section of the sternum.

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  • The flower of this majestic month is the gladiolus or poppy. —  FIRE Finance
  • Tulips, morning glories, and pansies serve as your introduction, though later you'll cultivate more exotic species such as dahlia, gladiolus, and freesia. —  GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features
  • The chain which includes flower growers in India (specially with regard to fresh cut flowers like gerbera, gladiolus, tuberose, lilium and rose), flower exporters of fresh cut flowers, flower wholesalers and wholesale suppliers of cut flowers in India, is being built rapidly from region to region and is forming itself into an intricate network of interdependent individuals. —  Best Syndication -
  • When summer draws to a close and it's time to say goodbye to summer flowering 'bulbs' such as cannas, gladiolus, dahlia and tuberose begonia, why not consider giving them a reprieve and store the underground parts (tubers and corms, rhizomes) over the winter so you can include them back into the garden next year? asked a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator. —  The Times Today's News
  • Broom, and cytisus, and hawthorn mingled with roses, gladiolus, and saintfoil. —  New Italian sketches
 

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  1. Middle English gladiol, from Latin gladiolus, wild iris, diminutive of gladius, sword; see gladiator.

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  1. Latin, a small sword, a sword-lily (so called from the shape of the leaves), diminutive of gladius, a sword: see glave. Cf. gladden.
 

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