adj. The Roman numerals signifying nine; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten.
n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A genus of birds consisting of certain of the bitterns.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; like birdlime; &unr_; birdlime +
n. (Zool.) A tick of the genus
n. a member of the
prop. n. A natural family of ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head; the hard ticks.