tiger lily

noun

1. a lily, Lilium lancifolium (or tigrinum ), having dull-orange flowers spotted with black and small bulbs or bulbils in the axils of the leaves.
2. any lily, especially L. pardalinum, of similar coloration.

tiger lily

noun

1. a lily plant, Lilium tigrinum, of China and Japan, cultivated for its flowers, which have black-spotted orange reflexed petals
2. any of various similar lilies

Word History and Origins

Origin of tiger lily¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

When the morning rain stopped, Brian and I packed up our things and made our way along the southeastern edge of Isle Royale, climbing over huge boulders dotted with bright orange tiger lilies on the way to Scoville Point.

From Outside Online

Finally, we arrived and took our time strolling through the maze of simple rock sculptures and tiger lilies built and planted by self-taught artist Jack Ellsworth during his two decades of summers up north beginning in the 1940s.

From Outside Online

Tiger Lily and her tribe, however, were outfitted in semi-realistic outfits (read: nearly naked).

From The Daily Beast

When Paula was found, she was with her daughter Tiger Lily, then aged 4.

From The Daily Beast

At seven he painted the Battle of Waterloo with tiger-lily pollen and black-currant juice, in the absence of water-colours.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a tiger lily in the center, surrounded by pink sweet-peas.

From Project Gutenberg

La Gaviota was like a tall tiger-lily suddenly appearing among low-growing exotics.

From Project Gutenberg

The illustration of the tiger-lily given here is a drawing of the one from which the lily leopard (Fig. 90) was made.

From Project Gutenberg

From the brilliant-orange tiger-lily, with its dark-brown or black spots, we are going to make a—tiger?

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