Laelia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Laelia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – laelias.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – Synonym of Bunias.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Orchidaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Epidendroideae - subfamily; Epidendreae - tribe; Laeliinae - subtribe

References

• Laelia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Laelia (Orchidaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Laelia (Orchidaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Laelia at USDA Plants database
• Laelia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Laelia at the Catalogue of Life 
• Laelia at Encyclopedia of Life
• Laelia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Laelia at The Plant List
• Laelia at Brassibase

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlae̯.li.a/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.li.a/,

Proper noun

Laelia f sg (genitive Laeliae); first declension

1. an inland city of the Turdetani, in Hispania Baetica

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

References

• Laelia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Laelia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly