gladiolus
noun
glad·i·o·lus
ˌgla-dē-ˈō-ləs
plural gladioli
ˌgla-dē-ˈō-(ˌ)lē
-ˌlī
1
or plural gladiolus also gladioluses
: any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
2
: the large middle portion of the sternum
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