ixora

[ ik-ser-uh ]

/ ˈɪk sər ə /

noun

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.

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How well do you know your adjectives from your adverbs? Your preposition from your pronouns? Your interjections from your conjunctions? Let’s put your knowledge of parts of speech to the text! Note: Many of the following questions will ask you to identify the parts of speech “in order.” That means the first word in all capital letters will correspond to the first option in an answer, and so on.

Question 1 of 10

In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.

adverb, adverb

adverb, conjunction

adjective, conjunction

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Origin of ixora

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

Words nearby ixora

ixodes dammini, ixodiasis, ixodic, ixodid, ixodidae, ixora, ixtaccihuatl, ixtle, iyar, iyeyasu, iykwimaityd

Example sentences from the Web for ixora

There are many kinds of Ixora, all stove shrubs, and all conspicuous for their large heads or rather corymbs of showy flowers.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon
The flowers of Ixora coccinea have the same general construction as those of the other plants of the order.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon
Two jungle flowers now serve as pwr, one a kind of Ixora, but the botanical name of the other has not been identified.
Evolution in Art|Alfred C. Haddon