Gladiolus vs. Sternum

Gladiolusnoun

(anatomy) The center part of the sternum.

Gladiolusnoun

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

Gladiolusnoun

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.

Gladiolusnoun

The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.

Gladiolusnoun

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

Gladiolusnoun

the large central part of the breastbone

Gladiolusnoun

an Old World plant of the iris family, with sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brightly coloured flowers, popular in gardens and as a cut flower.

Gladiolus

Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae).It is sometimes called the 'sword lily', but is usually called by its generic name (plural gladioli).The genus occurs in Asia, Mediterranean Europe, South Africa, and tropical Africa. The center of diversity is in the Cape Floristic Region.

Sternumnoun

(skeleton) The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.

Sternumnoun

(arachnology) The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.

Sternumnoun

A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above fishes; the breastbone.

Sternumnoun

The ventral part of any one of the somites of an arthropod.

Sternumnoun

the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs

Sternum

The sternum or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest. It connects to the ribs via cartilage and forms the front of the rib cage, thus helping to protect the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels from injury.