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tigridia [taɪˈgrɪdɪə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the bulbous genus Tigridia, native to subtropical and tropical America, esp T. pavonia, the tiger flower or peacock tiger flower, grown for its large strikingly marked red, white, or yellow concave flowers: family Iridaceae

[New Latin, from Greek tigris, tigridis tiger]

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tiger Tiger flower			Other bulbs which may come back depending on the rain and snow include Gladiolus calianthus, canna, crinum, eucharis, Nerine bowdenii, tigridia and Zantedeschia aethiopica. Time to think autumn; The barbecue summer we were promised has failed ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Other bulbs which may come back depending on the winter rain and snow include Gladiolus calianthus, canna, crinum, eucharis, Nerine bowdenii, tigridia and Zantedeschia aethiopica. Get more from bulbs by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Other bulbs which may come back, depending on the winter rain and snow, Crocosmia add colour to borders when a lot of other plants are past their best include Gladiolus calianthus, canna, crinum, eucharis, Nerine bowdenii, tigridia and Zantedeschia aethiopica. Hannah Stephenson by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			tightfisted tightfistedness tightfitting tightknit tightlipped tightly tightly fitting tightly knit tightness tightrope tightrope act tightrope walker tightrope walking tights tightwad Tiglath-pileser I Tiglath-pileser III Tiglic tiglic acid tiglon tigon TIGR Tigre Tigré tigress tigridia Tigrine Tigrinya Tigris Tigris River Tigrish Tihwa Tijuana tika Tikal tikanga tike tiki tiki tour tikka tikoloshe Tikor Tikur Tikus til til now Til seed Til tree tilak tilapia Tilapia nilotica			Tigranian, Armen Tigranovich Tigrankert Tigranocerta Tigray Tigray Tigray Bureau of Agriculture and Natural Resources Tigrayan Tigrayan People's Liberation Front Tigrayans Tigre Tigre Tigre Tigré Tigré Tigre Géant Tigrean Tigrean International Solidarity for Justice and Democracy Tigreans Tigres Tigres Tigres tigress tigress tigress tigress tigress tigresses tigresses Tigri Tigri tigridia Tigrine Tigrinya Tigrinya language Tigris Tigris Tigris Tigris & Euphrates Tigris River Tigris River Tigris-Euphrates Valley Tigris-Euphrates Valley Tigrish Tigroid body Tigroid body tigroid fundus tigroid fundus tigroid fundus tigroid fundus Tigroid Retina Tigroid Substance Tigron Tigron Tigrovaia Balka TIGRS TIGRS TIGRSM Tigrus Tigrus TIGS TIGS

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