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ixia (IK-see-uh) - n., any of several southern African bulbous plants (genus Ixia) of the iris family having sword-shaped leaves and showy spikes of star-shaped flowers.
Some are also called corn lily. The name comes from the ancient Greek name for either the pine thistle or mistletoe, both of which are a completely unrelated plants -- go fig.
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And that wraps up a second week of words learned from Words With Friends -- back to the regular mix next week, before continuing with more oddballs.
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Some are also called corn lily. The name comes from the ancient Greek name for either the pine thistle or mistletoe, both of which are a completely unrelated plants -- go fig.
Thanks, WikiMedia!
And that wraps up a second week of words learned from Words With Friends -- back to the regular mix next week, before continuing with more oddballs.
---L.
