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gladiolus

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I asked her what to call it, and she said "Gladiolus, like the flower" so I named it Gladiolus.

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Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

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noun

Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

noun

(anatomy) The center part of the sternum.

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noun

Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

See also: sword-lily, gladiola, corpus-sternum

Example sentences

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I asked her what to call it, and she said "Gladiolus, like the flower" so I named it Gladiolus.

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I asked her what to call it, and she said "Gladiolus, like the flower" so I named it Gladiolus.

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How do you use gladiolus in a sentence?

I asked her what to call it, and she said "Gladiolus, like the flower" so I named it Gladiolus.

What does gladiolus mean?

Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

What part of speech is gladiolus?

gladiolus is commonly used as noun.