ˈlēlēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, perhaps from Caius Laelius fl 2d century B.C. Roman statesman + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a genus of Central and So. American orchids having solitary or racemose variously colored flowers with a 3-lobed labellum and pseudobulbs bearing one or two oblong leaves
2. -s : any plant of the genus Laelia