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gladiolus

gla.di.o.lus \.glad-e--'o--l*s also gl*-'di--*-l*s\ \-'o--(.)le-, 
   -'o--.li-; -*-.li-\ n or gla.di.o.li;  or gladiolus;  or gla.di.o.lus.es 
   [NL, genus name, fr. L, small sword, dim. of gladius] pl  pl  1: any of a 
   genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African plants of the iris f amily with erect 
   sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers 
   arising from flattened corms 2: the large middle portion of the sternum