genus Cattleya

genus Cattleya
noun
large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties
Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family
Member Meronyms: ↑cattleya

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