NOUN | plant | genus Ixia, Ixia | a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae |
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Meaning | A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae. | |
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Synonym | Ixia | |
Member of | Iridaceae, family Iridaceae, iris family | large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs |
Members | corn lily | Any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lily-like flowers |
Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
Spanish | genus ixia, ixia | |
Catalan | genus ixia, ixia |
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