Definition of Gladiolus. Meaning of Gladiolus. Synonyms of Gladiolus

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Definition of Gladiolus

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.

Meaning of Gladiolus from wikipedia

- Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). It is sometimes...
- Gladiolus murielae is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to eastern Africa, from Ethiopia to Malawi. It has been given a number...
- up gladiolus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gladiolus (plural gladioli) is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the iris family. Gladiolus may...
- ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gladiolus, after the flower, the Gladiolus: HMS Gladiolus (1915) was an Arabis-class sloop launched in 1915...
- Gladiolus 'Priscilla' is a cultivar of Gladiolus (Gladiolus x gandavensis, ) which has tri-colored flowers. They have a white ruffled flowers with pink...
- Gladiolus italicus is a species of gladiolus known by the common names Italian gladiolus, field gladiolus, and common sword-lily. It is native to much...
- Gladiolus × colvillii, the scarlet gladiolus, is a hybrid Gladiolus cultivar. The original Gladiolus × colvillii was bred by the nurseryman James Colville...
- Gladiolus caryophyllaceus is a Gladiolus species native to the Cape Provinces in South Africa. It is a weed in Western Australia. "Gladiolus caryophyllaceus...
- Gladiolus undulatus is a plant species in the family Iridaceae. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gladiolus undulatus. "Gladiolus undulatus L." The...
- Gladiolus communis, the eastern gladiolus, or common corn-flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to temperate northern...