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laelia

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[lee-lee-uh] / ˈli li ə /

noun

  1. any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.

Etymology

Origin of laelia

< New Latin (1763), perhaps after Caius Laelius, Roman statesman of the 2nd century b.c.; see -a 2

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