see|Gladiolus
English
Image:Gladiolus_imbricatus1000.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Gladiolus imbricatus (2)

Etymology
From L. gladiolus#Latin|gladiolus "a little sword, the sword lily" < diminutive of gladius#Latin|gladius "sword"

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/glædɪ���l�s/
italbrac|US IPA|/glædɪ�o�l�s/
audio|en-us-gladiolus.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|gladioli

1. anatomy The center part of the sternum.
2. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola

Translations
center part of the sternum

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French: glaïeul
Italian: gladiolo m
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Trivia
gladiolus was the winning word at the 1st w:Scripps National Spelling Bee|Scripps National Spelling Bee

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• 2007-08-14 21:24 - Medellia - added etymology: From {{L.}} '''[[gladiolus#Latin|gladiolus]]''' "a [[little]] [[sword]], the [[sword lily]]" < diminutive of '''[[gladius#Latin|gladius]]''' "[[sword]]"

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