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tiger lily
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈtaɪ.ɡə ˌlɪl.i/ us /ˈtaɪ.ɡɚ ˌlɪl.i/
a kind of lily (= a plant with large, bell-shaped flowers on a long stem) whose orange flowers have curved petals with black spots. Some other similar kinds of lilies are also sometimes referred to as tiger lilies:
He was a man who would not know a tulip from a tiger lily.
Vases filled with tiger lilies sat on each polished table.
The tiger lily is the symbol of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
She did a pencil sketch of a tiger lily, the springy crown of petals curved back on itself right to the stem.
In summer the beds were filled with tiger lilies, carnations, sweet peas, poppies, and marigolds.
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