cattleya

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

/ ˈkæt li ə, kætˈli ə, -ˈleɪ ə /

noun

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

Origin of cattleya

1820–30; after William Cattley (died 1832), English botany enthusiast; see -a²

Words nearby cattleya

cattleship, cattle show, cattle-stop, cattle tick, cattle truck, cattleya, Catton, cat-train, catty, catty-cornered, cattywampus

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Example sentences from the Web for cattleya

In the same districts with Cattleya superba grows Galleandra Devoniana under circumstances rather unusual.
About Orchids|Frederick Boyle
This was Cattleya Sanderiana—sometimes as much as eleven inches across; in colour, a tender rosy-mauve.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
Here also is Cattleya bicolor Measuresiana, an exquisite example of a species always charming to my taste.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
Cattleya guttata Leopoldi grows upon rocks in the little island of Sta.
About Orchids|Frederick Boyle

Duchartre describes an instance wherein one of the outer sepals of Cattleya Forbesii was adherent to the labellum.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for cattleya

cattleya

/ (ˈkætlɪə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for cattleya

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

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单词	cattleya
释义	cattleya [ kat-lee-uh, kat-lee-uh, -ley-uh ] / ˈkæt li ə, kætˈli ə, -ˈleɪ ə / noun any of several tropical American orchids of the genus Cattleya, having showy flowers ranging from white to purple. Origin of cattleya 1820–30; after William Cattley (died 1832), English botany enthusiast; see -a² Words nearby cattleya cattleship, cattle show, cattle-stop, cattle tick, cattle truck, cattleya, Catton, cat-train, catty, catty-cornered, cattywampus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cattleya In the same districts with Cattleya superba grows Galleandra Devoniana under circumstances rather unusual. About Orchids\|Frederick Boyle This was Cattleya Sanderiana—sometimes as much as eleven inches across; in colour, a tender rosy-mauve. The Woodlands Orchids\|Frederick Boyle Here also is Cattleya bicolor Measuresiana, an exquisite example of a species always charming to my taste. The Woodlands Orchids\|Frederick Boyle Cattleya guttata Leopoldi grows upon rocks in the little island of Sta. About Orchids\|Frederick Boyle Duchartre describes an instance wherein one of the outer sepals of Cattleya Forbesii was adherent to the labellum. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters British Dictionary definitions for cattleya cattleya / (ˈkætlɪə) / noun any tropical American orchid of the genus Cattleya, cultivated for their purplish-pink or white showy flowers Word Origin for cattleya C19: New Latin, named after William Cattley (died 1832), English botanist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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