Crossword clues for ixia
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
n. Any of the genus (taxlink Ixia genus noshow=1) of cormous plants native to South Africa.
Wikipedia
The genus Ixia consists of a number of cormous plants native to South Africa from the Iridaceae family and Ixioideae subfamily. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil. The popular corn lily has specific, not very intense fragrance. It is often visited by many insects such as bees. The Ixia are also used sometimes as ornamental plants.
The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek ἰξία (ixia) ( = χαμαιλέων λευκός, (chamaeleon leukos)), the pine thistle, Carlina gummifera, an unrelated plant in the Asteraceae (daisy) family.
Ixia may refer to:
- Ixia The genus of cormous plants native to South Africa.
- Ialysos the resort town on the island of Rhodes.
- Ixia (company), an IP networking and communications company
Ixia is a globally traded public company operating in around 25 countries. Ixia is headquartered in Calabasas, California and has approximately 1750 employees worldwide.
Ixia's key customers include manufacturers of network equipment such as Cisco and Alcatel-Lucent, service providers such as Verizon, NTT and Deutsche Telekom, and many enterprises and government agencies.
Usage examples of "ixia".
Some kind of sixth-sense awareness, such as the Ixia had for their prey?
The Ixia skyside, at the docking hammers, have been bargaining for two months for a sample.
If blackjack came up with some of the tech toys the Ixia have been after for the past thirty years?
Blinded to the realization that the Ixia were here, on Risthmus, not orbiting above.
She glanced at her sister, and the Ixia stretched out a hand with his wrist and knuckle claws protracted.
The Territory of Ixia had been separated into eight Military Districts each ruled by a General.
Code of Behavior has been excellent at ridding Ixia of undesirables, but it is somewhat lacking in basic human compassion.
Brazell said that once he and Mogkan had control of Ixia, they planned to take over Sitia.