glădĭŏlus, i, m. dim. [gladius].
I A small sword : lingulam veteres dixere gladiolum oblongum, in speciem linguae factum, Gell. 10, 25, 3: gladiolo solito cinctus, Ap. Met. 2, 18, 18; 3, 5, 19.—In plur. heterocl. glădĭŏla : nec gladiola (quisquam ferat), atqui Messala dixit, Quint. 1, 6, 42 (cf. gladius init. ).—
B Glădĭŏlus , i, title of a comedy by Livius Andronicus , Fest. s. v. pedibus, p. 210 b. Müll.—
II The sword-lily , Plin. 21, 11, 38, § 65; 21, 17, 67, § 107 sq.; al. Pall. 1, 37.