Gla*di"o*lus (?), n.; pl. L.
Gladioli (#), E. Gladioluses (#).
[L. See Gladiole.]
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.