Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of plants of the natural order Rubiaceæ, type of the tribe Ixoreæ.
  • noun [lowercase] A plant of this genus.

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Examples

  • We used to call that plant 'ixora'- it used to come in red, white and pink as well.

    Pineapple Morukootan Jyothsna 2007

  • We drove home in silence and, when he parked in our long driveway, I stopped to pluck some ixora flowers while Nnamabia unlocked the front door.

    Excerpt: The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2009

  • After some ministrations, roses, bougainvillea and ixora of different hues woke up.

    What Will Happen To The Garden? « Fairegarden 2010

  • It's better perhaps to nick a few red flowers off the ixora hedge that borders the road.

    ChangeYourLife! Sdn. Bhd. Sharon Bakar 2005

  • It's better perhaps to nick a few red flowers off the ixora hedge that borders the road.

    Archive 2005-07-01 Sharon Bakar 2005

  • Already, the garden section along the side wall has been planted with striking specimens: croton, ixora, copa de oro, and an assortment of ficus trees.

    Gringos in Paradise Barry Golson 2006

  • Already, the garden section along the side wall has been planted with striking specimens: croton, ixora, copa de oro, and an assortment of ficus trees.

    Gringos in Paradise Barry Golson 2006

  • Landscaping consisted of ixora hedges with bright crimson blossoms.

    Body Wave Cohen, Nancy J, 2002

  • A Hedge of hibiscus, ixora, and poinsettia to keep pigs out and provide nectar.

    4 Operating a Butterfly Farm 1983

  • It is important to surround the site with a thick hedge of hibiscus, bougainvillea, ixora, poinsettia, or other nectar-bearing plants whose flowers attract adult butterflies and encourage them to remain in the area.

    4 Operating a Butterfly Farm 1983

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