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catt⋅ley⋅a
[kat-lee-uh, kat-lee-uh, -ley-uh] 
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| any of several tropical American orchids of the genus Cattleya, having showy flowers ranging from white to purple. |
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| cat·tle·ya (kāt'lē-ə) n. Any of various tropical American, mostly epiphytic orchids of the genus Cattleya, much hybridized and extensively cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers. [New Latin Cattleya, genus name, after William Cattley (died 1832), British patron of botany.] |
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cattleya
any orchid plant of the genus Cattleya (family Orchidaceae), comprising about 45 species of air plants or rock plants that are commercially important as ornamentals and florists' plants. They are native to tropical America and are widely grown in greenhouses and other light, humid indoor environments. Cattleyas have large pseudo-bulbs (bulblike stems), 1 or 2 leaves, and 1 to 30 large, brightly coloured flowers
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