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				- (n.) 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.
 
				
				- (n.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.
 
				
				
			
			
			
			Compare gladiolus with other words:
			
			
			gladiole vs. gladiolus
			
			
			
			
			
			gladiolus vs. sternum