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劍蘭,唐菖蒲

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gladiolus \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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

gladiolus
     n 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 [syn: {gladiola}, {sword lily}]
     2: the large central part of the breastbone [syn: {corpus
        sternum}]
     [also: {gladioli} (pl)]