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Meaning of Gladiolus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɡlædɪˈəʊləs

Definitions

  1. The center part of the sternum.
  2. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

Equivalents

العربية الزنبق
Bosanski gladiola
Català gladiol
Čeština gladiola mečík
Deutsch Gladiole Schwertel
Ελληνικά γλαδιόλα γλαδίολος
Español cuerpo del esternón estoque gladiolo mesosternón
Suomi miekkailija miekkalilja
Français glaïeul
עברית סייפן
Hrvatski gladiola
Magyar kardvirág
Հայերեն թրաշուշան
Italiano gladiolo
日本語 グラジオラス
Kurdî glayol
Latina gladiolus xiphion
Македонски гладиола
Nederlands gladiool zwaardlelie
Polski gladiola mieczyk
Português gladíolo mesosterno
Română gladiola
Русский гладиолус шпажник
Српски gladiola
Türkçe glayöl
Українська гладіолус косарик
Tiếng Việt lay ơn

Examples

“Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Gladioluses Gladish gladite gladius gladiusite gladkaite

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