Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun pl. gladioli (-lī). A plant of the genus Gladiolus; a sword-lily.
- noun [capitalized] A genus of very beautiful iridaceous plants, with corms or bulb-like rhizomes, and erect leafy stems bearing a spike of large and very variously colored flowers.
- noun In anat., the intermediate segments of the sternum, between the manubrium and the xiphoid or ensiform appendage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
- noun (Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thetribe Ixieae — thegladioli ..
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
- noun the large central part of the breastbone
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Examples
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The Gladiolus is another bright and interesting addition to our floral family.
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The final theme now uses the fullest voicing, the widest range, the strongest and most repetitive syncopation, and the most adventurous harmony (both "Gladiolus" and "Pine Apple," for example, feature prominent shifts to the flatted submediant in their final themes).
Categorical denials Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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The final theme now uses the fullest voicing, the widest range, the strongest and most repetitive syncopation, and the most adventurous harmony (both "Gladiolus" and "Pine Apple," for example, feature prominent shifts to the flatted submediant in their final themes).
Archive 2008-07-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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"Gladiolus," for example, really took on a life of its own.
War and Peace: The Art of Rebecca Whipple and the World Beyond the Sound Bite Jeremiah McNichols 2006
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"Gladiolus," for example, really took on a life of its own.
Archive 2006-10-01 Jeremiah McNichols 2006
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But between 1907 and 1909, Joplin writes a whole series of rags — "Gladiolus Rag," "Pine Apple Rag," "Fig Leaf Rag," "Wall Street Rag," &c. — where he makes the open-ended form a virtue.
Categorical denials Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus has adelicate habit and cerise flowers.
In the garden this week: Net fruit bushes, plus gladioli times 2010
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But between 1907 and 1909, Joplin writes a whole series of rags — "Gladiolus Rag," "Pine Apple Rag," "Fig Leaf Rag," "Wall Street Rag," &c. — where he makes the open-ended form a virtue.
Archive 2008-07-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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Herbaceous species include Sebaea pentandra, Lobelia kirkii and Gladiolus unguiculatus, and the dense fern growth includes Cheilanthos farinosa.
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Of over 100 species of plants on the mountain, 38 are rare, endemic or protected, including Adenophora lilifolia and Gladiolus imbricatus, endemic species to Switzerland.
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