cattleya

[ kat-lee-uh, kat-lee-uh, -ley-uh ]

/ ˈkæt li ə, kætˈli ə, -ˈleɪ ə /

noun

any of several tropical American orchids of the genus Cattleya, having showy flowers ranging from white to purple.

Nearby words

cattle-grid, cattle-stop, cattleduffer, cattleman, cattleship, cattleya, catton, catton, bruce, catty, catty-corner, catty-cornered

Origin of cattleya

1820–30; after William Cattley (died 1832), English botany enthusiast; see -a²

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Examples from the Web for cattleya

In the same districts with Cattleya superba grows Galleandra Devoniana under circumstances rather unusual.
About Orchids|Frederick Boyle
This was Cattleya Sanderiana—sometimes as much as eleven inches across; in colour, a tender rosy-mauve.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
Here also is Cattleya bicolor Measuresiana, an exquisite example of a species always charming to my taste.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
Cattleya guttata Leopoldi grows upon rocks in the little island of Sta.
About Orchids|Frederick Boyle

Duchartre describes an instance wherein one of the outer sepals of Cattleya Forbesii was adherent to the labellum.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for cattleya

cattleya

/ (ˈkætlɪə) /

noun

any tropical American orchid of the genus Cattleya, cultivated for their purplish-pink or white showy flowers

Word Origin for cattleya

C19: New Latin, named after William Cattley (died 1832), English botanist

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