Defn: Gladiatorial. [R.]
GLADIATURE
Glad"i*a*ture, n. Etym: [L. gladiatura.]
Defn: Swordplay; fencing; gladiatorial contest. Gayton.
GLADIOLE Glad"i*ole, n. Etym: [L. gladiolus a small sword, the sword lily, dim. of gladius sword. See Glaive.] (Bot.)
Defn: A lilylike plant, of the genus Gladiolus; — called also corn flag.
GLADIOLUS
Gla*di"o*lus, n.; pl. L. Gladioli, E. Gladioluses. Etym: [L. See
Gladiole.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: 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.)
Defn: The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.