|
tod (Bot.), the ivy plant. Tennyson. — Japanese ivy (Bot.), a climbing plant closely related to
the Virginia creeper. — Poison ivy (Bot.), an American woody creeper (Rhus Toxicodendron), with
trifoliate leaves, and greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the touch for most persons.
— To pipe in an ivy leaf, to console one's self as best one can. [Obs.] Chaucer. — West Indian
ivy, a climbing plant of the genus Marcgravia.
Ivy-mantled
(I"vy-man`tled) a. Covered with ivy.
Iwis
(I*wis") adv. Indeed; truly. See Ywis. [Written also iwys, iwisse, etc.] [Obs.] Ascham.
Ixia
(Ix"i*a) n. [NL., fr. Gr. birdlime. So called because of the viscid nature of some of the species.]
(Bot.) A South African bulbous plant of the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers.
Ixodes
(||Ix*o"des) n. [NL., fr. Gr. like birdlime; birdlime + form.] (Zoöl.) A genus of parasitic Acarina,
which includes various species of ticks. See Tick, the insect.
Ixodian
(Ix*o"di*an) n. (Zoöl.) A tick of the genus Ixodes, or the family Ixodidæ.
Ixtle
(Ix"tle, Ix"tli) n. (Bot.) A Mexican name for a variety of Agave rigida, which furnishes a strong
coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which is called also pita, and Tampico fiber. [Written also istle.]
|
 |
|
By PanEris
using Melati.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright: All texts on Bibliomania are © Bibliomania.com Ltd,
and may not be reproduced in any form without our written permission.
See our FAQ for more details.
|
| |