ixora

noun

ix·​o·​ra

ˈiksərə

1

capitalized : a large genus of tropical shrubs or small trees (family Rubiaceae) that have leathery evergreen leaves and terminal corymbs of showy salver-shaped flowers and are often cultivated as ornamentals in the warm greenhouse

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Ixora

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Ishvara, Hindu divinity, from Sanskrit īśvara ruler, lord

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