HyperDic: cattleya

English > 1 sense of the word cattleya:
NOUNplantcattleyaany orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column
English > cattleya: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known.
Member ofgenus Cattleyalarge and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids
Broaderorchid, orchidaceous plantAny of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Spanishcattleya

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