Gladiolus

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  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The large middle section of the sternum.
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  • noun. The center part of the sternum.
  • noun. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.