OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 40538

gladiolus

/ɡlædɪˈəʊləs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cuerpo del esternón • mesosternón
The center part of the sternum.
estoque • gladiolo • gladíolo
Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.
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