tigridia

British

/ taɪˈɡrɪdɪə /

noun

any plant of the bulbous genus Tigridia, native to subtropical and tropical America, esp T. pavonia, the tiger flower or peacock tiger flower, grown for its large strikingly marked red, white, or yellow concave flowers: family Iridaceae

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Etymology

Origin of tigridia

New Latin, from Greek tigris, tigridis tiger

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