tiger lily

noun

1. a lily, Lilium lancifolium (or tigrinum ), having dull-orange flowers spotted with black and small bulbs or bulbils in the axils of the leaves.
2. any lily, especially L. pardalinum, of similar coloration.

tiger lily

noun

1. a lily plant, Lilium tigrinum, of China and Japan, cultivated for its flowers, which have black-spotted orange reflexed petals
2. any of various similar lilies

Word History and Origins

Origin of tiger lily¹

First recorded in 1815–25