tiger cowry

[TIGER-SHELL.] tiger-flower, s. Bot.: The genus Tigridia (q. v.), so called because the flowers are orange, yellow, and richly spotted, tiger-footed, a. Swift as a tiger; moving in bounds; hastening to seize one's prey. "This tiger - footed Rage." Shakesp.: Coriolanus , iii. 1. tiger-leap, s. A bound or leap like that of a tiger on its prey. "With a tiger - leap half way, Now she meets the coming prey." Words worth: Kitten and the Falling Leaves. tiger-lily, 8. Bot.: Lilium tigrinum , a fine lily, having scarlet spotted flowers, whence it is called also the Tiger spotted Lily. It is a native of China, but is now cultivated in European and American gardens. The bulbs are eaten in China and Japan.