ixia

ixia

any of a genus (Ixia) of South African plants of the iris family, with grasslike leaves and funnel-shaped flowers

Origin of ixia

Modern Latin from Classical Greek ixos, birdlime: from the viscid nature of some of the species

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Noun

(plural ixias)

Any of the genus Ixia of cormous plants native to South Africa.

Origin

From the genus name.

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Ixia Lily (Ixiolirion) - Beautiful plants of the Amaryllis order somewhat resembling each other, and about 1 to 1 1/2 feet high, with grassy foliage, and bearing large trumpet-shaped flowers in a loose, elegant manner.
Homeria Collina - A choice bulbous plant from the Cape, thriving in such light southern soils as suit Sparaxis, Ixia, and the like.
Ixia, Freesia (q.v.) and Tritonia (including Montbretia), FIG.

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