tigridia

/ (taɪˈɡrɪdɪə) /

noun

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 Origin for tigridia

New Latin, from Greek tigris, tigridis tiger

Words nearby tigridia

tiglon, tigon, tigr, tigre, tigress, tigridia, tigrinya, tigris, tigrish, tigré, tihua

Example sentences from the Web for tigridia

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

Beautiful Bulbous Plants |John Weathers
The tigridia hath "its own body," peculiarly and exclusively its own.

Talks about Flowers. |M. D. Wellcome
M. de la Vaud speaks of a similar union in Tigridia pavonia.

Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters
From the bulbous roots of the cacomite, a species of Tigridia, a good flour is also prepared there.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom |P. L. Simmonds

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

Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters

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tigridia

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Word Origin for tigridia

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Example sentences from the Web for tigridia