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Noun: tiger lily  'tI-gur 'li-lee
  1. East Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals
    "Tiger lilies lined the country road with their dramatic spotted blooms";
    - devil lily, kentan, Lilium lancifolium
     
  2. Lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals
    "Tiger lilies bloomed along the garden fence";
    - leopard lily, pine lily, Lilium catesbaei

Derived forms: tiger lilies

Type of: lily

Encyclopedia: Tiger lily