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

Few bulbs come into the summer flower gardens, but amongst those which should always be well represented are the Gladiolus, the Lilium, the Tigridia and the Montbretia.

From Project Gutenberg

Tigridia.—Lovely bulbous plants called tiger flowers, useful in the warmest parts of the kingdom for the border in rich but gritty soil.

From Project Gutenberg

Leucojum vernum 47   Tigridia lilacea 110   Muscari conicum 48 31.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

With Roberto Di Matteo hunkered down, trowel in hand planting his begonias, gladiolas, lilies and tigridia after being placed on gardening leave by West Bromwich Albion, speculation abounds over who will succeed the rather harshly-axed Italian at the Hawthorns.

From The Guardian