gladiolus

n. (தாவ.) வாள்போன்ற இலைகளையுடைய செடிவகை. (உள்.) மார்பெலும்பின் நடுப்பாகம்.#pl. என்பதன் பன்மை வடிவங்களில் ஒன்று.

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Gla*di"o*lus, n.; pl. L. Gladioli, E. Gladioluses. Etym: [L. See Gladiole.] 1. (Bot.) Defn: 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.) Defn: The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum. Gla*di"o*lus, n.; pl. L. Gladioli, E. Gladioluses. Etym: [L. See Gladiole.] 1. (Bot.) Defn: 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.) Defn: The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.

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