cattleya
any of several tropical American orchids of the genus Cattleya, having showy flowers ranging from white to purple.
Origin of cattleya
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How to use cattleya in a sentence
Our cattleya House is 187 feet long, 24 feet wide; glass screens divide it into seven compartments.
The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick BoyleHere also is cattleya bicolor Measuresiana, an exquisite example of a species always charming to my taste.
The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick Boylecattleya Sanderiana was first discovered under circumstances rather odd.
The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick BoyleLike cattleya Schroderae it filled a gap when discovered in 1883, for there was no species at the time which flowered in July.
The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick BoyleThis was cattleya Sanderiana—sometimes as much as eleven inches across; in colour, a tender rosy-mauve.
The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick Boyle
British Dictionary definitions for cattleya
/ (ˈkætlɪə) /
any tropical American orchid of the genus Cattleya, cultivated for their purplish-pink or white showy flowers
Origin of cattleya
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