имя существительное [латинский язык, множественное число] gladioli, gladioluses 1) [ботаника] гладиолус, шпажник ([латинский язык] Gladiolus gen.) Синоним(ы): sword lily 2) [анатомия] тело грудины
noun (plural gladioli) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, gladiolus, from diminutive of gladius 1. or plural gladiolus also gladioluses any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African perennial plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms 2. the large middle portion of the sternum