gladiolus

n. 唐菖蒲属植物 [医] 胸骨体

发音

UK /ɡlædɪˈəʊləs/
US /ɡlædɪˈoʊləs/

词形变化

gladioli 复数 gladioli gladioluses gladioluses 复数

别名

gladiola gladiole

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The center part of the sternum.

    医学
  2. 2.

    Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

    剑兰

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

glad gladiola sword lily

上位词 2

bone os

整体词 2

sternum breastbone

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”). Compare Middle English gladiol, whence gladiole.

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