n. A genus of evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar, Australasia, and Polynesia. Syn. -- genus Hibbertia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ L. Hibernia, Ireland. ] Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Ireland.
{ } n. An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish. Todd. [ 1913 Webster ]