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cat·tle·ya

(kăt′lē-ə)

Any of various tropical American, mostly epiphytic orchids of the genus Cattleya, much hybridized and extensively cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.

[New Latin Cattleya, genus name, after William Cattley (died 1832), British patron of botany.]

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cattleya

(ˈkætlɪə)

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

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

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catt•ley•a

(ˈkæt li ə, kætˈli ə, -ˈleɪ ə)

n., pl. -ley•as.

any tropical American orchid of the genus Cattleya, having large, showy flowers.

[1820–30; after William Cattley (d. 1832), English botany enthusiast; see -a²]

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cattleya - any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known

orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

genus Cattleya - large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties

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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.

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