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cattleya

Main Entry:: cat·tle·ya
Pronunciation:: \ˈkat-lē-ə; kat-ˈlā-ə, -ˈlē-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: New Latin, from Wm. Cattley †1832 English patron of botany
Date:: 1828

: any of a genus (Cattleya) of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy hooded flowers

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