Gladiolus

[,glædɪ'əʊləs]

解释:

(noun.) the large central part of the breastbone.

(noun.) 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.

编辑:梅齐--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) 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.

(n.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.

手打:玛丽安

解释:

n. the plant sword-lily:—pl. Gladī′olī.

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