TIGER LILY


Meaning of TIGER LILY in English

noun

1.

a. : a common Asiatic garden lily ( Lilium tigrinum ) having nodding orange-colored flowers densely spotted with black and the perianth segment strongly reflexed

b. : any of various lilies (as L. pardalinum and L. philadelphicum ) having similar spotted flowers

2. usually tigerlily

a. : a moderate to strong reddish orange that is redder and lighter than chrome scarlet

b. : a deep yellowish pink of a textile that is redder and deeper than candy pink

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