Gladiolus /(?)/

Gla·di·o·lus

Gladiolus

n.

pl. Gladioli, Gladioluses

  1. 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. (Bot.)
  2. The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum. (Anat.)