gladiolus

gladiolus is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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. noun. The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.
3. noun. the large central part of the breastbone
4. 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

   Synonyms: glad, gladiola

Synonyms

glad, gladiola

Common word forms

gladioluses

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