ixia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
    genus Ixia.

WordNet

Ix"i*a noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. birdlime. So called because of the viscid nature of some of the species.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A South African bulbous plant of the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers.

Webster 1913