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gladioli

gladioli is the plural of gladiolus.

Meaning of gladiolus

Noun

gladiolus (plural gladioli or gladioluses)

  1. 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.
    • Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    sword lily

Questions about gladioli

What is gladioli the plural of?
Gladioli is the plural of gladiolus.

Words near gladioli in the dictionary

  1. gladiola
  2. gladiolar
  3. gladiolas
  4. gladiole
  5. gladioles
  6. gladioli
  7. gladiolin
  8. gladiolus
  9. gladioluses
  10. Gladish
  11. Gladishes

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