01 n. A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves, and including many species, some of which are cultivated and valued for the bea…
pl.
Gladioli, Gladioluses ((#))
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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.(Bot.)
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The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.(Anat.)