cattleya
[kat-lee-uh, kat-lee-uh, -ley-uh]
- any of several tropical American orchids of the genus Cattleya, having showy flowers ranging from white to purple.
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The Cattleya was still there, perched aloft, as big as a hogshead.
The Woodlands OrchidsFrederick Boyle
To right in this house is Cattleya Lawrenceana, of which we have probably 150 plants.
The Woodlands OrchidsFrederick Boyle
Duchartre describes an instance wherein one of the outer sepals of Cattleya Forbesii was adherent to the labellum.
Vegetable TeratologyMaxwell T. Masters
Prillieux mentions a flower of Cattleya amethystina wherein each whorl of the perianth consisted of two opposite segments.
Vegetable TeratologyMaxwell T. Masters
Along the roof hang small plants of Cattleya gigas and others.
The Woodlands OrchidsFrederick Boyle
cattleya
- any tropical American orchid of the genus Cattleya, cultivated for their purplish-pink or white showy flowers
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Word Origin for cattleya
C19: New Latin, named after William Cattley (died 1832), English botanist
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