Glad"i*a*ture (?), n. [L. gladiatura.] Swordplay; fencing; gladiatorial
contest. Gayton.
Glad"i*ole (?), n. [L. gladiolus a small sword, the sword lily, dim. of
gladius sword. See Glaive.] (Bot.) A lilylike plant, of the genus
Gladiolus; -- called also corn flag.
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.
||Gla"di*us (?), n.; pl. Gladii (#). [L., a sword.] (Zoˆl.) The
||internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.