Meanings
plural cattleyas
- biologyAny plant of the genus Cattleya, a genus of orchids.
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.
2019 April 10, Adrian Higgins, “This florist started caring for ailing orchids on the side. He’s now babysitting 13,000.”, in The Washington Post1 more example
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.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
Origin
- translingualCattleya
- Englishcattleya
Borrowed from translingual Cattleya, named after William Cattley, English botanist.
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Arabic قَطَلَة, مَلاعِقِيَّة
- قَطَلَة (qaṭala)plant of the genus Cattleya
- مَلاعِقِيَّة (malāʕiqiyya)plant of the genus Cattleya
Chinese Mandarin 洋蘭 /洋兰, 嘉德麗雅蘭 /嘉德丽雅兰
- 洋蘭 /洋兰 (yánglán)plant of the genus Cattleya
- 嘉德麗雅蘭 /嘉德丽雅兰 (jiādélìyǎlán)plant of the genus Cattleya
- 卡特蘭 /卡特兰 (kǎtèlán)plant of the genus Cattleya
French cattleya
- cattleyaplant of the genus Cattleya
Polish katleja
- katlejaplant of the genus Cattleya
Spanish cattleya
- cattleyaplant of the genus Cattleya
Cite this entry
cattleya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cattleya
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