Cattleya Definition

kătlē-ə
noun
Any of a genus (Cattleya) of tropical American orchids with large, showy blossoms, often grown in greenhouses.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae — the cattleyas.

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Other Word Forms of Cattleya

Noun

Singular:
cattleya
Plural:
cattleyas

Origin of Cattleya

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named after William Cattley, English botanist.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Sir William Cattley +‎ -a

    From Wiktionary

Cattleya Sentence Examples

  • Laeliinae, with 22 genera, natives of the warmer parts of America, including three of those best known in cultivation, Epidendrum, Cattleya and Laelia.

  • The adventurous orchid-hunter, however, has penetrated deeply into their recesses in search of choice varieties, and collectors of these valuable plants are largely indebted to Colombia for their specimens of Cattleya Mendelli, Warscewiczii and Trianae; Dowiana aurea; Odontoglossum crispum, Pescatorei, vexillarium, odoratum, coronarium, Harryanum, and blandum; Miltonia vexillaria; Oncidium carthaginense and Kramerianum; Masdevalliae, Epidendra, Schomburgkiae and many others.

  • The number of pollinia varies; thus, in Orchis there are usually two, in Cattleya four, and in Laelia eight.

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