Gladiolus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Botany Any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus, native chiefly to tropical and southern Africa and having sword-shaped leaves and showy, variously colored, irregular flowers arranged in one-sided spikes. Also called sword lily.
  • n. Anatomy The large middle section of the sternum.
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  • n. The center part of the sternum.
  • n. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.
    • Word Usage
    "Neuhauser won the first national bee in 1925, acing the word "gladiolus" - which happened to be a kind of flower his family grew back home in Louisville, Ky."
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    iridaceous plant    os    bone   
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    gladioli   
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    bolus    colas    polis    violists   
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