GLADIOLUS (gladioli)
Dictionary entry overview: What does gladiolus mean?
• GLADIOLUS (noun)
The noun GLADIOLUS has 2 senses:
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
2. the large central part of the breastbone
Familiarity information: GLADIOLUS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GLADIOLUS (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
glad; gladiola; gladiolus; sword lily
Hypernyms ("gladiolus" is a kind of...):
iridaceous plant (any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae)
Holonyms ("gladiolus" is a member of...):
genus Gladiolus (gladiolas)
Meaning:
The large central part of the breastbone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
corpus sternum; gladiolus
Hypernyms ("gladiolus" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Holonyms ("gladiolus" is a part of...):
breastbone; sternum (the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs)
