词汇 | tiger-lily |
释义 | tiger lily noun[ C ] uk /ˈtaɪ.ɡə ˌlɪl.i/ us /ˈtaɪ.ɡɚ ˌlɪl.i/ a kind of lily (= a plant with large, bell-shaped flowers on a long stem) whose orange flowers have curved petals with black spots. Some other similar kinds of lilies are also sometimes referred to as tiger lilies: He was a man who would not know a tulip from a tiger lily. Vases filled with tiger lilies sat on each polished table. The tiger lily is the symbol of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. She did a pencil sketch of a tiger lily, the springy crown of petals curved back on itself right to the stem. In summer the beds were filled with tiger lilies, carnations, sweet peas, poppies, and marigolds. Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium locoweed loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist sea pink sedum sego lily self-heal senecio |
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