English Dictionary

gladiolus

/ɡlædɪˈəʊləs/

noun

(anatomy) The center part of the sternum. / Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

The gladiolus is a bone located in the center part of the sternum.

意味（1）

(anatomy) The center part of the sternum.

意味（2）

Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.