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Definition of: gladiolus
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(glad′ē·ō′ləs, glə·dī′ə·ləs) noun plural ·lus·es or ·li (-lī)
1. Any of a large Old World genus (Gladiolus) of plants of the iris family with fleshy bulbs, sword-shaped leaves, and spikes of colored flowers.
2. Its corm or flower. Also glad·i·o·la (glad′ē·ō′lə, glə·dī′·ə·lə), glad′i·ole (-ōl). [<L, dim. of gladius sword]
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