tiger lily
Americannoun
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a lily, Lilium lancifolium (ortigrinum ), having dull-orange flowers spotted with black and small bulbs or bulbils in the axils of the leaves.
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any lily, especially L. pardalinum, of similar coloration.
noun
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a lily plant, Lilium tigrinum, of China and Japan, cultivated for its flowers, which have black-spotted orange reflexed petals
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any of various similar lilies
Etymology
Origin of tiger lily
First recorded in 1815–25
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It just put a daisy — and a peony and an iris and a tiger lily — in the gun barrel.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2017
With the emphasis on authenticity, her job was as much about sourcing — imagine finding tiger lily buds and lime leaves in the 1960s! — as the recipes themselves.
From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2017
It’s a riot of red rose and orange tiger lily, pink lilac and white yucca, purple catnip and black-eyed Susan.
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2015
I think it had a tiger lily on it, but now it’s been reduced to crumbs in my fist.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
I remember the tiger lily cookie and, now that Peeta is talking to me again, it’s all I can do not to recount the whole story about President Snow.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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