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• glad|i|o|lus — «GLAD ee OH luhs, gluh DY uh », noun, plural li « ly», lus|es. 1. a plant with spikes of large, silky, handsome flowers in various colors and with sword shaped leaves growing from bulblike underground stems. It belongs to the iris family. 2. the… …   Useful english dictionary

• gladiolus — glad•i•o•lus [[t]ˌglæd iˈoʊ ləs[/t]] n. pl. lus, li( lī), lus•es; li 1) pln any plant of the genus Gladiolus, of the iris family, native esp. to Africa, having erect, sword shaped leaves and spikes of flowers in a variety of colors 2) anat. the… …   From formal English to slang

• gladiolus — glad|i|o|lus [ ,glædi ouləs ] (plural glad|i|o|li [ ,glædi oulaı ] ) noun count a tall plant with long thin pointed leaves and several flowers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gladiolus — glad|i|o|lus [ˌglædiˈəuləs US ˈou ] n plural gladioli [ laı] a tall garden plant with long leaves and large brightly coloured flowers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gladiolus — SYN: body of sternum. [L. dim. of gladius, a sword] * * * glad·i·o·lus .glad ē ō ləs n, pl li (.)lē, .lī the large middle portion of the sternum lying between the upper manubrium and the lower xiphoid process called also mesosternum * * * n. the… …   Medical dictionary

• a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

• tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

• ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

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