transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌgla-dē-ˈō-ləs ]
noun
( plural glad·i·o·li -(ˌ)lē, -ˌlī)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, gladiolus, from diminutive of gladius
Date: 15th century
1. or plural gladiolus also glad·i·o·lus·es : any of a genus ( Gladiolus ) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms
2. : the large middle portion of the sternum
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