Tigridia

noun

Ti·​grid·​ia

tīˈgridēə

: a small genus of Mexican and Central American plants (family Iridaceae) comprising the tigerflowers and having variegated evanescent flowers with spreading perianth segments and 2-parted style branches

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek tigrid-, tigris tiger + New Latin -ia

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