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3. Hence: To refuse to take notice of; to shut the eyes to; not to recognize; to disregard willfully and causelessly; as, to ignore certain facts; to ignore the presence of an objectionable person.

Ignoring Italy under our feet, And seeing things before, behind.

Mrs. Browning.

Ig*nos"ci*ble (?), a. [L. ignoscibilis, fr. ignoscere to pardon, lit., not to wish to know; pref. in- not + gnoscere, noscere, to learn to know. See In- not, and Know.] Pardonable. [Obs.] Bailey.

Ig*note" (?), a. [L. ignotus; pref. in- not + gnotus, notus, known, p. p. of gnocere, nocere, to learn to know.] Unknown. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys. -- n. One who is unknown. Bp. Hacket.

I*gua"na (?), n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Hayti. Cf. Guana.] (Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidæ. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.

The common iguana (Iguana iguana, formerly Iguana tuberculata, and also called by other synonyms) of the West Indies and South America is sometimes five feet long. Its flesh is highly prized as food. The horned iguana (Iguana cornuta) has a conical horn between the eyes.

I*gua"ni*an (?), a. (Zoöl.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the iguana.

I*gua"nid (?), a. (Zoöl.) Same as Iguanoid.

I*gua"no*don (?), n. [Iguana + Gr. &?;, &?;, a tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs with three-toed feet capable of supporting the entire body. Its teeth resemble those of the iguana, whence its name. Several species are known, mostly from the Wealden of England and Europe. See Illustration in Appendix.

I*gua"no*dont (?), a. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to the genus Iguanodon.

I*gua"noid (?), a. [Iguana + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Iguanidæ.

Ih*lang`-ih*lang" (?), n. [Malayan, flower of flowers.] A rich, powerful, perfume, obtained from the volatile oil of the flowers of Canada odorata, an East Indian tree. [Also written ylang-ylang.]

||Ih*ram" (?), n. The peculiar dress worn by pilgrims to Mecca. || Ik (?), pron. [See I.] I. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

The Northern dialectic form of I, in Early English, corresponding to ich of the Southern.

Il- (?). A form of the prefix in-, not, and in-, among. See In-.

Ile (?), n. [AS. egl.] Ear of corn. [Obs.] Ainsworth.

Ile, n. [See Aisle.] An aisle. [Obs.] H. Swinburne.

Ile, n. [See Isle.] An isle. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Il"e*ac (?), a. [See Ileum.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum. [Written also iliac.]

2. See Iliac, 1. [R.]

Ileac passion. (Med.) See Ileus.

Il`e*o*cæ"cal (?), a. [Ileum + cæcal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and cæcum.

Il`e*o*col"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or ileocæcal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large intestine.

||Il"e*um (?), n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.] 1. ||(Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small ||intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [Written ||also ileon, and ilium.] || 2. (Anat.) See Ilium. [R.]

Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.

||Il"e*us (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. &?; to roll up.] (Med.) A ||morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized ||by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is ||greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal ||matter. Called also ileac, or iliac, passion. || ||I"lex (?), n. [L., holm oak.] (Bot.) (a) The holm oak (Quercus Ilex). ||(b) A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common ||holly. || Il"i*ac (?), a. [L. Iliacus, Gr. &?;. See Iliad.] Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy. Gladstone.

Il"i*ac, a. [Cf. F. iliaque. See Ileum, and cf. Jade a stone.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery. [Written also ileac.]