NOUN | plant | cattleya | any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column |
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Meaning | Any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known. | |
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Member of | genus Cattleya | large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids |
Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
Spanish | cattleya |
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