CATTLEYA


Meaning of CATTLEYA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkat-lē-ə; kat-ˈlā-ə, -ˈlē- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Wm. Cattley died 1832 English patron of botany

Date: 1828

: any of a genus ( Cattleya ) of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy hooded flowers

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