tiger lily
n.
1. A lily (Lilium lancifolium) native to China, having large black-spotted reddish-orange flowers with reflexed petals and purplish bulbils in the leaf axils, widely planted as an ornamental.
2. Any of several similar lilies.
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tiger lily
n
1. (Plants) a lily plant, Lilium tigrinum, of China and Japan, cultivated for its flowers, which have black-spotted orange reflexed petals
2. (Plants) any of various similar lilies
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ti′ger lil′y
n.
1. a lily, Lilium tigrinum, having dull orange flowers spotted with black.
2. any lily of similar coloration.
[1815–25]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  tiger lily - east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petalslily - any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers |
| 2. | tiger lily - lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals lily - any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers |
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