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cattleya definition

catt·leya (kat′lē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Cattleya) of tropical American orchids with large, showy blossoms, often grown in greenhouses

Etymology: ModL, after Wm. Cattley (died 1832), Brit horticulturist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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