Source : 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.