ixia

See also: Ixia and ɨxiaꞌ

English

an ixia (Ixia polystachya)

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ixia.

Noun

ixia (plural ixias)

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

References

• Ixia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ixia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ixia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

French

Alternative forms

• ixie

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ixia.

Noun

ixia f (plural ixias)

1. ixia

   Hypernym: iridacée

Further reading

• “ixia”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse
• Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “ixia”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
• “ixia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012