gladiolus

名词 gladiolus:

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
   同义词：gladiola, glad, sword lily
2. the large central part of the breastbone
   同义词：corpus sternum

glad.i.o.lus

n.（名词）
【复数】 glad.i.o.li[-lo, -lô] 或 glad.i.o.lus.es
Also glad.i.o.la [-l…] Botany Any of numerous plants of the genusGladiolus, native chiefly to tropical and southern Africa and having sword-shaped leaves and showy, variously colored, irregular flowers arranged in one-sided spikes. Also called sword lily
也作 glad.i.o.la [-l…] 【植物学】 唐菖蒲，剑兰：一种菖蒲属 植物，原产于非洲的热带地区和南部地区，有剑形的叶子和成单面穗状花序的颜色艳丽、不规则的花 也作 sword lily
Anatomy The large middle section of the sternum.
【解剖学】 胸骨体：胸骨很大的中间部分

来源：
Middle English gladiol
中古英语 gladiol
from Latin gladiolus [wild iris] [diminutive of] gladius [sword] * see gladiator
源自 拉丁语 gladiolus [野鸢尾] [] gladius的小后缀 [剑] *参见 gladiator