ixoran.

/ɪkˈsɔːrə/

Etymology: modern Latin (Linnæus in J. Burmann Thesaurus Zeylanicus (1737) 125), < Iswara, name of a Hindu divinity, = Sanskrit īšvará lord, master: so named because the flowers of some species are used as votive offerings.

An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus so called, mostly native to tropical Africa and Asia and bearing clusters of white or brightly-coloured flowers.

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andrachne1601

genip1666

allspice1686

allspice tree1691

Morinda1754

garcinia1760

pea tree1766

canarium1776

Pemphis1777

oak tree1789

buddleia1791

ixora1816

Canary wood1820

persea1823

naio1826

plume nutmeg1846

partridge pea1852

Leichhardt-tree1860

hardwood1864

scrubwood1874

tree lily1891

pagoda tree1940

schefflera1954

1816 Bot. Reg. 2 154 (heading) Large-flowered scarlet Ixora.

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 764 The fragrance or beauty..of the Gardenias, Hindsias, Posoquerias, Ixoras..&c. is unsurpassed.

1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. vii. 231 The air was..almost too heavy with the fragrance of the ‘white Ixora’.

1926 D. H. Campbell Outl. Plant Geogr. vi. 214 In the upper forest [of Sarawak], a handsome Ixora..was abundant.

1961 Amateur Gardening 21 Oct. (Suppl.) 29/3 For those with plenty of heat in the greenhouse the ixoras are well worth growing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	ixora
释义	ixoran. /ɪkˈsɔːrə/ Etymology: modern Latin (Linnæus in J. Burmann Thesaurus Zeylanicus (1737) 125), < Iswara, name of a Hindu divinity, = Sanskrit īšvará lord, master: so named because the flowers of some species are used as votive offerings. An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus so called, mostly native to tropical Africa and Asia and bearing clusters of white or brightly-coloured flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > other non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] andrachne1601 genip1666 allspice1686 allspice tree1691 Morinda1754 garcinia1760 pea tree1766 canarium1776 Pemphis1777 oak tree1789 buddleia1791 ixora1816 Canary wood1820 persea1823 naio1826 plume nutmeg1846 partridge pea1852 Leichhardt-tree1860 hardwood1864 scrubwood1874 tree lily1891 pagoda tree1940 schefflera1954 1816 Bot. Reg. 2 154 (heading) Large-flowered scarlet Ixora. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 764 The fragrance or beauty..of the Gardenias, Hindsias, Posoquerias, Ixoras..&c. is unsurpassed. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. vii. 231 The air was..almost too heavy with the fragrance of the ‘white Ixora’. 1926 D. H. Campbell Outl. Plant Geogr. vi. 214 In the upper forest [of Sarawak], a handsome Ixora..was abundant. 1961 Amateur Gardening 21 Oct. (Suppl.) 29/3 For those with plenty of heat in the greenhouse the ixoras are well worth growing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1816
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