cattleya

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English

Cattleya aurantiaca

Etymology

Named after William Cattley, English botanist.

Pronunciation

Noun

cattleya (plural cattleyas)

  1. (botany) Any plant of the genus Cattleya, a species of orchid.
    • 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World , London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
      The vegetation had again changed, and only the vegetable ivory tree remained, with a great profusion of wonderful orchids, among which I learned to recognize the rare Nuttonia Vexillaria and the glorious pink and scarlet blossoms of Cattleya and odontoglossum.
    • 2019 April 10, Adrian Higgins, “This florist started caring for ailing orchids on the side. He’s now babysitting 13,000.”, in The Washington Post:
      A bell chimes as you open the door, and fans swirl below a pressed-tin ceiling. Cymbidiums, cattleyas and other flowering orchids are presented in decorative pots on round tables.

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Noun

cattleya f (plural cattleyas)

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Noun

cattleya f (plural cattleyas)

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