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Type Words
Synonyms corpus sternum
Type of bone, os
Type Words
Synonyms glad, gladiola, sword lily
Type of iridaceous plant

Examples of gladiolus

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The gardener could give away some agapanthus and acquire a few gladiolus for free.
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Plant gladiolus every three weeks from May through November to keep a constant supply.
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I currently own over 200 gladiolus corms, which are reproducing every year.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This applies to gladiolus, caladium, dahlia, tuberous begonia, calla lily, and canna lily.
From the kansas.com
The word was gladiolus, and though he was only 11, the boy knew it cold.
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Gladiolus This member of the iris family is also called the sword lily.
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The Fuller Trophy, most points in gladiolus classes 31-40, Mr J Anderson.
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In 1925, he spelled GLADIOLUS right and won $500 and a visit with President Calvin Coolidge.
From the freep.com
The white, rose-tinged flowers open on a scape similar, but on a smaller scale, to gladiolus.
From the washingtonpost.com
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  • 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
  • The large central part of the breastbone
  • Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). ...
  • Diminutive of Latin gladius = a sword, hence, hance a small sword, term applied to the body of the sternum.
  • Strength of character, remembrance, infatuation, splendid beauty, give me a break, I'm really sincere, flower of the Gladiators, admiration, tells recipients that they pierce the heart like a sword. ...