CATTLEYA Definition & Meaning

cattleya

[ kat-lee-uh, kat-lee-uh, -ley-uh ]

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any of several tropical American orchids of the genus Cattleya, having showy flowers ranging from white to purple.

cattleya

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

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1820–30; after William Cattley (died 1832), English botany enthusiast; -a ²

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

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On every look, a curling cattleya orchid was pinned.

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Cymbidiums, cattleyas and other flowering orchids are presented in decorative pots on round tables.

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Toppled from the throne is the cattleya: the frilled grandmotherly orchid that forms the stuff of corsages.

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His dendrobiums, oncidiums, cattleyas and other orchids inhabit the window sills in his bathroom, kitchen and living room.

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Or the ruffled trumpet of the corsage orchid, the cattleya.

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