cattleya

2 definitions found

cattleya - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  cattleya \cattleya\ n.
     any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a
     hood-shaped three-lobed lip enclosing the column; they are
     among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful
     orchids known. Called also cattleya orchid.
     [WordNet 1.5]

cattleya - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cattleya
      n 1: 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