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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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: gladiolus, gladiola, glad, sword lily]

2. the large central part of the breastbone;
[syn: gladiolus, corpus sternum]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: gladiolus, gladiola, glad, sword lily] 2: the large central part of the breastbone [syn: gladiolus, corpus sternum]