tiger lily

tiger lily
A bulbous flowering plant, Lilium lancifolium, with a large spectacular flower and a edible bulb.

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  • Tiger lily — may refer to: Contents 1 Botany 2 Arts 3 Geography 4 Astronomy 5 Other …   Wikipedia

  • Tiger lily — Tiger Ti ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tiger lily — Lily Lil y (l[i^]l [y^]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (l[i^]l [i^]z). [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei rion. Cf. {Flower de luce}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium}, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tiger lily — ► NOUN ▪ a tall Asian lily which has orange flowers spotted with black or purple …   English terms dictionary

  • tiger lily — n. 1. a lily (Lilium tigrinum) having orange flowers with purplish black spots 2. any of several kinds of lilies resembling this flower …   English World dictionary

  • tiger lily — tiger ,lily noun count a large orange flower with black spots …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tiger lily — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tiger lily : singular tiger lily plural tiger lilies a large orange flower with black spots …   English dictionary

  • tiger lily — Asian lily with dark purple or brown spotted orange or red flowers; any lily that looks like the Asian tiger lily …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tiger lily — raiboji lelija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lelijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Lilium lancifolium), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Lilium lancifolium angl. devil lily; easter lily; kentan; martagon; tiger lily… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Tiger Lily Records — was a record label that was run by Roulette Records founder Morris Levy. Purportedly it was a tax scam created by Levey and was never intended to make a profit. Tiger Lily s modus operandi was to acquire demo tapes from artists and then release… …   Wikipedia

  • Tiger Lily, Alberta — …   Wikipedia

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