| 单词 | tiger-flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmastiger-flower tiger-flower n. any plant or species of Tigridia, a genus of tropical American bulbous plants bearing large purple, yellow, or white spotted flowers; esp. T. Pavonia (also Peacock or Mexican tiger-flower, tiger-iris, flower of Tigris) with brilliant orange blooms. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > iris and related flowers > allied flowers ixia1785 tiger-flower1797 Babiana1801 evening flower1801 watsonia1801 Sparaxis1836 montbretia1846 Spanish iris1863 schizostylis1864 romulea1865 Tigridia1866 kaffir lily1884 acidanthera1894 peacock flower1897 1797 Encycl. Brit. XI. 671/2 A beautiful flower called the tyger-flower, with three red pointed petals, the middle part mixed with white and yellow. 1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) 175 The Mexican tiger~flower, genus Tigridia, is a splendid plant of this order [Iridaceæ]. 1888 Nicholson's Dict. Gardening Tigridia, Mexican Tiger Flower; Tiger Iris. This genus includes about seven species of..bulbous plants, from Mexico, Central America, Peru, and Chili... T. pavonia..Flower of Tigris; Peacock Tiger Flower. < as lemmas |
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