Definitions for Ixora

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Ixora ix·o·ra

Spelling: [ik-ser-uh]

IPA: /ˈɪk sər ə/

Ixora is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 36 anagrams from letters in Ixora (aiorx).

Definitions for Ixora

noun

1. any of numerous tropical shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ixora, of the madder family, having glossy leaves and clusters of showy flowers in a variety of colors.

Origin of Ixora

New Latin (Linnaeus) ≪ Sanskrit īśvara Ishvara; the flowers of some species serve as votive offerings in India

Examples for Ixora

There are many kinds of ixora, all stove shrubs, and all conspicuous for their large heads or rather corymbs of showy flowers.

The flowers of ixora coccinea have the same general construction as those of the other plants of the order.

Two jungle flowers now serve as pwr, one a kind of ixora, but the botanical name of the other has not been identified.