tigridia

/ taɪˈɡrɪdɪə /

noun

1. any plant of the bulbous genus Tigridia, native to subtropical and tropical America, esp T. pavonia, the tiger flower or peacock tiger flower, grown for its large strikingly marked red, white, or yellow concave flowers: family Iridaceae

Word History and Origins

Origin of tigridia¹

New Latin, from Greek tigris, tigridis tiger

Example Sentences

The tigridia hath "its own body," peculiarly and exclusively its own.

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Another example is shown in the sketch of a Hyacinth and Tigridia.

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From the bulbous roots of the cacomite, a species of Tigridia, a good flour is also prepared there.

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Morren gives details of like appearances in Hymenocallis americana, and Delavaud in Tigridia pavonia.

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M. de la Vaud speaks of a similar union in Tigridia pavonia.

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