gladiolus
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gladiolus
- /ɡlædɪˈəʊləs/ UK
- /ɡlædɪˈoʊləs/ US
Rhymes with -əʊləs
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Learned borrowing from Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”). Compare Middle English gladiol, whence gladiole.
noun gladioli · gladioluses · gladiola · gladiole
- The center part of the sternum.
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Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.
Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.
Similar: sword lily
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noun center part of the sternum
| Español | mesosternón, cuerpo del esternón |
|---|---|
| Português | mesosterno |
noun plant
| Español | estoque, gladiolo, gladíolo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 글라디올러스 geulladiolleoseu |
| 日本語 | グラジオラス gurajiorasu, 唐菖蒲 tōshōbu, 阿蘭陀菖蒲 orandashōbu |
| 中文 | 劍蘭 /剑兰 jiànlán, 唐菖蒲 tángchāngpú |
| Português | gladíolo |
| Français | glaïeul |
| Deutsch | Gladiole |
| Italiano | gladiolo |
| Ελληνικά | γλαδιόλα gladióla, γλαδίολος gladíolos |
| Română | gladiolă |
| Русский | гладио́лус gladiólus, шпа́жник špážnik |
| Tiếng Việt | lay ơn |
Talk about this word "gladiolus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gladiolus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gladiolus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gladiolus "gladiolus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gladiolus.Cite this
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title = {gladiolus},
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year = {2026},
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