'Ixia' definitions:
Definition of 'Ixia'
(from WordNet)
noun
A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae [syn: Ixia, genus Ixia]
Definition of 'Ixia'
From: GCIDE
- Ixia \Ix"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? birdlime. So called because of the viscid nature of some of the species.] (Bot.) A South African bulbous plant of the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers. [1913 Webster]