(n)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, Syn.sword lily, glad, gladiola

gladiolus

(n)the large central part of the breastbone, Syn.corpus sternum

chinese paddlefish

(n)fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish, Syn.Psephurus gladis

mud midget

(n)having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America, Syn.Wolffiella gladiata, bogmat

prizefighter

(n)a professional boxer, Syn.gladiator

sword bean

(n)twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food, Syn.Canavalia gladiata

swordfish

(n)large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night, Syn.Xiphias gladius

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Digladiate

v. i. [ L. digladiari; di- = dis- + gladius a sword. ] To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Digladiating like Æschines and Demosthenes. Hales. [ 1913 Webster ]

Digladiation

n. Act of digladiating. [ Obs. ] “Sore digladiations and contest.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gladiate

a. [ L. gladius sword. ] (Bot.) Sword-shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the iris, or of the gladiolus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gladiator

n. [ L., fr. gladius sword. See Glaive. ] 1. Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.

Gladiatorian

{ } a. Of or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants in general. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gladiatorism

n. The art or practice of a gladiator. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gladiatorship

n. Conduct, state, or art, of a gladiator. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gladiatory

a. [ L. gladiatorius. ] Gladiatorial. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Gladiature

n. [ L. gladiatura. ] Swordplay; fencing; gladiatorial contest. Gayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gladiole

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gladiolus

n.; pl. L. Gladioli E. Gladioluses [ L. See Gladiole. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gladius

‖n.; pl. Gladii [ L., a sword. ] (Zool.) The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids. [ 1913 Webster ]

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