tiger lily

noun

a lily, Lilium lancifolium (or tigrinum), having dull-orange flowers spotted with black and small bulbs or bulbils in the axils of the leaves.

any lily, especially L. pardalinum, of similar coloration.

Origin of tiger lily

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby tiger lily

tiger economy, tigereye, tigerfish, tigerish, tiger kidnapping, tiger lily, tiger lizard, tiger market, tiger mosquito, tiger moth, tiger mother

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Example sentences from the Web for tiger lily

He was a dreamy, romantic, fine-grained lad, proud as a tiger-lily and sensitive as a blue-bell.
The Ape, the Idiot & Other People|W. C. Morrow
I wonder how you do it—' ('You're always wondering,' said the Tiger-lily), 'but she's more bushy than you are.'
Through the Looking-Glass|Charles Dodgson, AKA Lewis Carroll
Let the children see a tiger-lily, or a picture of one, if possible.
Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners|Los Bates
At length, as the Tiger-lily only went on waving about, she spoke again, in a timid voice—almost in a whisper.
Through the Looking-Glass|Charles Dodgson, AKA Lewis Carroll

The illustration of the tiger-lily given here is a drawing of the one from which the lily leopard (Fig. 90) was made.
Mother Nature's Toy-Shop|Lina Beard

British Dictionary definitions for tiger lily

tiger lily

noun

a lily plant, Lilium tigrinum, of China and Japan, cultivated for its flowers, which have black-spotted orange reflexed petals

any of various similar lilies

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单词	tiger lily
释义	tiger lily noun a lily, Lilium lancifolium (or tigrinum), having dull-orange flowers spotted with black and small bulbs or bulbils in the axils of the leaves. any lily, especially L. pardalinum, of similar coloration. Origin of tiger lily First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby tiger lily tiger economy, tigereye, tigerfish, tigerish, tiger kidnapping, tiger lily, tiger lizard, tiger market, tiger mosquito, tiger moth, tiger mother Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tiger lily He was a dreamy, romantic, fine-grained lad, proud as a tiger-lily and sensitive as a blue-bell. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People\|W. C. Morrow I wonder how you do it—' ('You're always wondering,' said the Tiger-lily), 'but she's more bushy than you are.' Through the Looking-Glass\|Charles Dodgson, AKA Lewis Carroll Let the children see a tiger-lily, or a picture of one, if possible. Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners\|Los Bates At length, as the Tiger-lily only went on waving about, she spoke again, in a timid voice—almost in a whisper. Through the Looking-Glass\|Charles Dodgson, AKA Lewis Carroll The illustration of the tiger-lily given here is a drawing of the one from which the lily leopard (Fig. 90) was made. Mother Nature's Toy-Shop\|Lina Beard British Dictionary definitions for tiger lily tiger lily noun a lily plant, Lilium tigrinum, of China and Japan, cultivated for its flowers, which have black-spotted orange reflexed petals any of various similar lilies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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