gladiolus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gladiolus	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for gladiolus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gladiolus n any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel- shaped flowers; widely cultivated Synonym(s): gladiolus, gladiola, glad, sword lily the large central part of the breastbone Synonym(s): gladiolus, corpus sternum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gladiolus \Gladi"olus\, 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.