Defn: A tick of the genus Ixodes, or the family Ixodidæ.
IXTLE; IXTLI
Ix"tle, Ix"tli, n. (Bot.)
Defn: 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.]
IXTLE; IXTIL
Ix"tle Ix"til, n.
Defn: The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant Bromelia sylvestris.
IZARD
Iz"ard, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A variety of the chamois found in the Pyrenees.
-IZE -ize. Etym: [F. -iser, L. -izare, Gr.
Defn: A verb suffix signifying to make, to do, to practice; as apologize, baptize, theorize, tyrannize.
Note: In the case of certain words the spelling with -ise (after analogy with F. -iser) is the usual form; as, catechise, criticise. With regard to most words, however, which have this suffix there is a diversity of usage, some authorities spelling -ise, others (as in this book) -ize.