cattleya
See also: Cattleya
English
Etymology
Named after William Cattley, English botanist.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkatlɪə/
Noun
cattleya (plural cattleyas)
- (botany) Any plant of the genus Cattleya, a species of orchid.
- 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
- The vegetation had again changed, and only the vegetable ivory tree remained, with a great profusion of wonderful orchids, among which I learned to recognize the rare Nuttonia Vexillaria and the glorious pink and scarlet blossoms of Cattleya and odontoglossum.
- 2019 April 10, Adrian Higgins, “This florist started caring for ailing orchids on the side. He’s now babysitting 13,000.”, in The Washington Post:
- A bell chimes as you open the door, and fans swirl below a pressed-tin ceiling. Cymbidiums, cattleyas and other flowering orchids are presented in decorative pots on round tables.
References
- Cattleya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cattleya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cattleya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
French
Pronunciation
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Further reading
- “cattleya”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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