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  • 121Iris foetidissima — Gladen Gla den, n. [AS. gl[ae]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword. Cf. {Gladiole}.] (Bot.) Sword grass; any plant with sword shaped leaves, especially the European {Iris f[oe]tidissima}. [Written also {gladwyn}, {gladdon}, and {glader}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 122Xiphoid — Xiph oid (?; 277), a. [Gr. ? sword shaped; xi fos a sword + ? form, shape: cf. F. xiphoide.] (Anat.) (a) Like a sword; ensiform. (b) Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 123Green swordtail — Taxobox name = Green Swordtail status = secure regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Cyprinodontiformes familia = Poeciliidae genus = Xiphophorus species = X. hellerii binomial = Xiphophorus hellerii binomial… …

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  • 124Brave Command Dagwon — DVD cover 勇者指令ダグオン (Yuusha Shirei Daguon) Genre Mecha, Action …

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  • 125gladiolus — c.1000, from L. gladiolus wild iris, lit. small sword, dim. of gladius sword (see GLADIATOR (Cf. gladiator)); so called by Pliny in reference to the plant s sword shaped leaves. The O.E. form of the word was gladdon. Form gladiol is attested mid… …

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  • 126Anigozanthus — noun genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword shaped leaves; includes kangaroo s paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae • Syn: ↑genus Anigozanthus •… …

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  • 127genus Anigozanthus — noun genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword shaped leaves; includes kangaroo s paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae • Syn: ↑Anigozanthus • Hypernyms:… …

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  • 128Southern platyfish — Conservation status Secure (NatureServe) …

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