GLADIOLUS

Gla‐di″o‐lus (?), n.; pl. L. Gladioli (#), E. Gladioluses (#). [[L. See Gladiole.]] 1. 1. (Bot.) 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.
2. 2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.