Tigridian.

/tʌɪˈɡrɪdɪə/

Etymology: modern Latin, named by Ker 1805, < Greek τιγριδ- , variant stem of τίγρις tiger n. + -ia suffix²; so called from the spotted flowers.

Botany.

Name of a genus of bulbous plants, N.O. Iridaceæ, known as Tiger-iris or Tiger-flower, esp. T. Pavonia, the Peacock Tiger-flower, a native of Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America.

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ixia1785

tiger-flower1797

Babiana1801

evening flower1801

watsonia1801

Sparaxis1836

montbretia1846

Spanish iris1863

schizostylis1864

romulea1865

Tigridia1866

kaffir lily1884

acidanthera1894

peacock flower1897

1866 in J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Nov. I feel bound to say a word in praise of the orchid-like tigridia, a bulbous plant of about a foot in height, and whose blossoms, like those of the cistus, never last longer than a day.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	tigridia
释义	Tigridian. /tʌɪˈɡrɪdɪə/ Etymology: modern Latin, named by Ker 1805, < Greek τιγριδ- , variant stem of τίγρις tiger n. + -ia suffix²; so called from the spotted flowers. Botany. Name of a genus of bulbous plants, N.O. Iridaceæ, known as Tiger-iris or Tiger-flower, esp. T. Pavonia, the Peacock Tiger-flower, a native of Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America. 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 1866 in J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Nov. I feel bound to say a word in praise of the orchid-like tigridia, a bulbous plant of about a foot in height, and whose blossoms, like those of the cistus, never last longer than a day. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1866
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