Gladiolus

Gla`di´o`lus

n.	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.	(Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.

Noun	1.	gladiolus - any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated Synonyms: gladiola, sword lily
	2.	gladiolus - the large central part of the breastbone Synonyms: corpus sternum