tiger lily

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.

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

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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tiger lily - east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petalsdevil lily, kentan, Lilium lancifoliumlily - 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 petalsLilium catesbaei, pine lily, leopard lilylily - any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

Translations

giglio tigrino