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glad⋅i⋅o⋅lus

  [glad-ee-oh-luhs]
–noun, plural -lus, -li  [-lahy] , -lus⋅es for 1; -li for 2.
1. any plant of the genus Gladiolus, of the iris family, native esp. to Africa, having erect, sword-shaped leaves and spikes of flowers in a variety of colors.
2. Anatomy. the middle and largest segment of the sternum. Compare manubrium (def. 2a), xiphisternum.
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Origin:
1560–70; < L: small sword, sword lily, equiv. to gladi(us) sword + -olus -ole 1
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glad·i·o·lus   (glād'ē-ō'ləs)   
n.   pl. glad·i·o·li (-lī, -lē) or glad·i·o·lus·es

  1. also glad·i·o·la (-lə) Botany Any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus, native chiefly to tropical and southern Africa and having sword-shaped leaves and showy, variously colored, irregular flowers arranged in one-sided spikes. Also called sword lily.

  2. Anatomy The large middle section of the sternum.


[Middle English gladiol, from Latin gladiolus, wild iris, diminutive of gladius, sword; see gladiator.]
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Word Origin & History

gladiolus 
c.1000, from L. gladiolus "wild iris," lit. "small sword," dim. of gladius "sword," so called by Pliny in reference to the plant's sword-shaped leaves. The O.E. form of the word was gladdon.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: glad·i·o·lus
Pronunciation: "glad-E-'O-l&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural glad·i·o·li /-(")lE, -"lI/
: the large middle portion of the sternum lying between the upper manubrium and the lower xiphoid process called also mesosternum
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gladiolus glad·i·o·lus (glād'ē-ō'ləs)
n. pl. glad·i·o·lus·es or glad·i·o·li (-lī)
The large middle section of the sternum.

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