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 glad·i·o·lus /ˌglædiˈoləs/
 劍蘭,唐菖蒲

 glad·i·o·lus /ˌglædɪˈoləs/ 名詞
 胸骨體,唐菖蒲屬

 Gla·di·o·lus n.; pl. L. Gladioli E. Gladioluses
 1. 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.
 2. Anat. The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.
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 gladiolus
      n 1: 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 [syn: gladiola, sword lily]
      2: the large central part of the breastbone [syn: corpus
         sternum]
      [also: gladioli (pl)]