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gladiate

[ glad-ee-it, -eyt, gley-dee- ]
/ ˈglæd i ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈgleɪ di- /

adjective Botany.

having the shape of a sword; sword-shaped.

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Origin of gladiate

1785–95; <Latin gladi(us) sword + -ate1

Words nearby gladiate

gladdon, glade, glad eye, glad hand, glad-hander, gladiate, gladiator, gladiatorial, gladiola, gladiolus, gladius
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British Dictionary definitions for gladiate

gladiate
/ (ˈɡlædɪɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈɡleɪ-) /

adjective

botany shaped like a swordgladiate leaves

Word Origin for gladiate

C18: from Latin gladius sword
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