ixora

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noun

Any of the flowering plants in the genus Ixora.

Origintranslingual Ixora ← Sanskrit ई॒श्व॒र →
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Meanings

nounixora (plural ixoras)

plural ixoras

  1. biologyAny of the flowering plants in the genus Ixora.

    He could see[…]some ragged red ixora hedges that need fixing up.

    2022, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds, Hamish Hamilton, page 26

Origin

  1. Sanskritई॒श्व॒र
  2. translingualIxora
  3. Englishixora

Borrowed from translingual Ixora, from Sanskrit ई॒श्व॒र (īśvará).

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Cite this entry
APA

ixora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ixora

MLA

“ixora.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ixora. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ixora,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ixora.

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