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| glad·i·o·lus [ glàddee ṓləss ] (plural glad·i·o·lus or glad·i·o·li [ glàddee ṓ l ] or glad·i·o·lus·es) or glad·i·o·la [ glàddee ṓlə ] (plural glad·i·o·las or glad·i·o·la) |
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1. tall flowering garden plant: a widely grown plant with long sword-shaped leaves. Flowers: large, funnel-shaped, growing in tall spikes. Native to: tropics, southern Africa. Genus Gladiolus.
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2. center of breastbone: the large central part of the breastbone sternum
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| [16th century. < Latin, "little sword" < gladius "sword"] |
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