IxiaIx´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.
IxodesIx•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.
IxodianIx•o´di•an, n. (Zoöl.) A tick of the genus Ixodes, or the family Ixodidae. { Ix´tle, Ix´tli } (ix"tle), 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.]