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gladiolus
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gladiolus /gla·di·o·lus/ (glah-di´o-lus) body of sternum.
glad·i·o·lus (gld-ls)
n. pl. glad·i·o·lus·es or glad·i·o·li (-l)
The large middle section of the sternum.
gladiolus
a decorative floral plant of which the corms may be poisonous and cause diarrhea. Called also Gladiolus spp.


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Even the most glamorous flowers -- irises and gladioli, for instance -- will benefit from a background (or foreground) of leafy stems.
IN THE GARDEN FOLIAGE CAN LOOK GREAT IN A VASE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The Flower-Eater": You arrived with sixteen gladioli / to pay respects to the dead.
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Just now, though, the gladioli flaming in your hand hold us together, Estelle where we stand, my fingers about yours, this postcard on my palm your letter to me, and my answer this poem.
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