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tiger lily

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A bulbous flowering plant, Lilium lancifolium, with a large spectacular flower and an edible bulb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leopard lily, pine lily, Lilium catesbaei

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lily

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noun

Meaning 3

east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: devil lily, kentan, Lilium lancifolium

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lily

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: оранжев крем (oranžev krem) — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卷丹 (juàndān) — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 倒垂蓮 /倒垂莲 (dàochuílián) — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Dutch: tijgerlelie — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Faroese: tikaralilja — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Finnish: tiikerililja — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • French: lys tigré — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Japanese: 鬼百合 (oniyuri) — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Korean: 참나리 (chamnari) — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Norman: rouoge lis — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Romanian: crin tigrat — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Russian: тигро́вая ли́лия (tigróvaja lílija) — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Swedish: tigerlilja — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom
  • Turkish: kaplan zambağı — flowering plant Lilium lancifoliom