The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gladiate
Gladiate \Glad"i*ate\, a. [L. gladius sword.] (Bot.) Sword-shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the iris, or of the gladiolus.
Wiktionary
gladiate
Etymology 1
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(context botany English) sword-shaped. Etymology 2
v
To fight as a gladiator.