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Definition of Tiger lily
1. Noun. East Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals.
2. Noun. Lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals.
Definition of Tiger lily
1. Noun. A bulbous flowering plant, ''Lilium lancifolium'', with a large spectacular flower and a edible bulb. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tiger Lily
Literary usage of Tiger lily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Through the Looking-glass by Lewis Carroll (2007)
""Put your hand down, and feel the ground," said the Tiger-lily. ... "In most
gardens," the Tiger-lily said, "they make the beds too soft—so that the flowers ..."
2. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"The name of "tiger lily" belongs by rights to Lilium tigrinum but it is often
... The real "tiger lily" is occasionally found as an escape in our region. ..."
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