Etymology

cattleya

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Today it means: Any plant of the genus Cattleya, a genus of orchids. Full definition →

translingual Cattleya
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromCattleya
  2. English todaycattleya

Borrowed from translingual Cattleya, named after William Cattley, English botanist.

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